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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:13:06 +0000 From: Jon F Mueller <[hidden email]> To: "[hidden email]" <[hidden email]> Subject: [socialpsy-teach] TSP Newsletter - Vol. 17, No. 5 Teaching Social Psychology Newsletter Vol. 17, No. 5 January 30, 2018 ___________________________________________ the e-mail newsletter accompanying the Resources for the Teaching of Social Psychology website at http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow ___________________________________________ Activities and Exercises Attitudes & Behavior: Cognitive Dissonance http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078035295/student_view0/online_learning_center 0/chapter4/interactivities.html An online, interactive activity – good practice for your students outside of class – but it can also be turned into an in-class activity General: Review activity for social psychology http://teachinghighschoolpsychology.blogspot.com/2018/01/social-psych-review-activity .html#sthash.kNucHVSY.dpbs General: Why sleep deprivation also hurts our social processes https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/teaching-current-directions-in-psycholo gical-science-44#social Group Influence: Thinking about groups http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078035295/student_view0/online_learning_center 0/chapter8/interactivities.html An online, interactive activity Persuasion: The tools of compliance http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078035295/student_view0/online_learning_center 0/chapter7/interactivities.html An online, interactive activity Articles and Books The Self: Handbook of Well-being http://www.nobascholar.com/books/1 A freely-available, new book through Noba Scholar Examples Attraction & Relationships: Physical proximity (propinquity) http://www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2018/1/24/why-do-co-stars-fall-in-love.htm l Why do co-stars fall in love, this blog entry asks? Prejudice: Overt racism from police official http://www.wdrb.com/story/37305301/prospect-assistant-police-chief-told-lmpd-recruit- to-shoot-black-people Very disturbing Prejudice: Institutional racism https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/01/15/opinion/leonhardt-trump-racist.html?_r =0 As some media outlets are tracking the lies of President Trump, others are tracking evidence of racism, past and present. Topic Resources Aggression: “Australia launches anti-bullying campaign after former child model commits suicide” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/australia-amy-everett-akubra_us_5a56cb3de4b0a300 f905be4c Aggression: More problems with the concept of microaggressions? https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/01/12/new-findings-pose-more-problems-for-the-embattle d-concept-of-the-microaggression/ Can they only be directed at minorities/victims or can those in the majority/superior groups also feel them? Is it still a “microaggression”? Aggression: The case of Aziz Ansari https://thinkprogress.org/aziz-ansari-consent-5da97aea675c/ This is one of many essays about responses to an accusation of inappropriate sexual behavior from comedian/actor/writer Aziz Ansari and how it informs the ongoing conversation on the topic. Attraction & Relationships: Ahh, the name game http://www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2018/1/15/explaining-royal-love-prince-har ry-and-the-allure-of-implici.html This blog entry looks at implicit egotism in our desire for people (and things) that share the initials of our own names. Even Prince Harry. Attraction & Relationships: “The IQ score people say is most attractive” http://www.spring.org.uk/2018/01/iq-attractive.php 120, according to this research. I’ve got to shave off a few points. Off to watch The Bachelor! No wait, even better, the State of the Union address is tonight. Attraction & Relationships: “People with low self-esteem really do have less responsive partners” https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/01/25/its-not-all-in-their-heads-people-with-low-self- esteem-really-do-have-less-responsive-partners/ Gender & Culture: Tehran women no longer to be punished for non-Islamic dress https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tehran-women-dress-code_us_5a450ae9e4b0b0e5a7a50 adb?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 Persuasion: Is the backfire effect real? https://mindhacks.com/2018/01/03/the-backfire-effect-is-elusive/ This blog entry discusses a large replication effort that failed to find evidence of the backfire effect, the phenomenon of a person’s false belief strengthening rather than weakening in the face of correcting information. Persuasion: Can openness to other viewpoints be increased? https://digest.bps.org.uk/2018/01/23/something-we-could-use-a-little-more-of-studies- link-intellectual-humility-with-openness-to-other-viewpoints/#more-33080 Perhaps by increasing a person’s intellectual humility, according to this research Persuasion: Associating beer brands with college cues https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/releases/college-branding-makes-beer-more-s alient-to-underage-students.html Can branding beers with the colors of your school, or other cues, make you feel more positive about, and safe with, that brand? Prejudice: Role models for coming out http://spsp.org/news-center/blog/coming-out-vis-a-vis-symbols Good, brief essay about the value of role models to help teens deal with sexual identity Prejudice: “The Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement” http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/jacs/index.html A large digital collection of articles, maps, photographs, audio, video, and more from The Bancroft Library Prejudice: Are we less tolerant of mistakes by minorities? https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/muslim-women-advertising_us_5a677d38e4b0dc592a0d 4f0b Here’s an example from advertising. Prejudice: Racial misappropriation http://www.everydaysociologyblog.com/2018/01/the-malfunction-heard-around-the-world-c ultural-appropriation-white-privilege-and-misogynoir.html Interesting essay on the topic, and timely for the upcoming Super Bowl Prejudice: Poverty and segregation continues in U.S. schools https://www.apnews.com/b9913a89da624d17878ba734b95a6d4f?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_s ource=Twitter&utm_medium=AP_Politics Social Judgment: Acquiescing to our intuition https://www.psychologicalscience.org/publications/observer/obsonline/intuition-may-ov erpower-probability-in-decision-making.html What if you recognize that your intuition about a decision is faulty, do you adopt the more rational choice or do you acquiesce to your intuition? Technology in Teaching Images Persuasion: Vintage ads http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/ Lots of print ads for a variety of products from the 1800’s on! Video Aggression/Gender and Culture: Difficult dinner conversations https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=260&v=evWiz6WRbCA Amusing Saturday Night Live skit about trying to talk about sexual abuse/harassment stories among friends ______________________________________________________________________________________ How Do You ... ? Ever wonder how your fellow social psych instructors handle a certain topic or issue in their courses? Then send me your "How Do You..?" question and I will try and post it here. If I get some answers I will post them in the following issue. Request Line is Open! Yes, I take requests; in fact, I encourage them. Are there particular types of resources you would like examples of? Particular topics you are interested in? Teaching tips? Technology tips? I want to tailor this newsletter to your needs. So, please feel free to send me your requests, suggestions, comments and resources. Send them directly to me ([hidden email]) or by replying to this message. ___________________________________________ The Teaching Social Psychology Newsletter is published monthly (hopefully) by Jon Mueller Professor of Psychology 30 North Brainard St. North Central College Naperville, IL 60540 [hidden email] http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu Copyright, Jon Mueller 2001-2017. You are welcome to share part or all of this newsletter with anyone you like for non-commercial purposes. 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