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Social Psychology

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Explore the fascinating world of social psychology through this comprehensive video series spanning 2 hours and 30 minutes. Delve into key concepts such as ingroup and outgroup biases, realistic conflict theory, schema theory, and social identity theory. Examine influential experiments like the Bobo Doll, Stanford Prison, and Milgram obedience studies. Investigate phenomena including the Hawthorne effect, bystander effect, misattribution of arousal, and self-fulfilling prophecies. Gain insights into cognitive processes like deindividuation, social facilitation, minority influence, and cognitive dissonance. Analyze theories of aggression and conformity, and understand how these principles shape human behavior in social contexts.

Syllabus

What is Social Psychology? An Introduction.
Ingroup Bias (Definition + Examples).
Outgroup Bias (Definition + Examples).
Robber's Cave Experiment - Realistic Conflict Theory.
What is Schema Theory in Psychology?.
Social Identity Theory - Definition + 3 Components.
The Bobo Doll Experiment - Albert Bandura on Social Learning.
The Hawthorne Effect (Definition + Examples).
The Kitty Genovese Case: The Bystander Effect + The TRUTH.
The Bystander Effect (Examples + Experiments).
Misattribution of Arousal (Definition + Examples).
The Stanford Prison Experiment (Summary + Lessons).
The Milgram Experiment - Shock Study on Obedience Conclusions.
Two-Factory Theory of Emotion (Definition + Experiments + Examples).
The Marshmallow Test (Stanford Experiment + Truth).
Glass Delusion (Examples and Explanation).
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (Definition + Examples).
Deindividuation (Definition + Examples).
Social Facilitation (Definition + Examples).
Minority Influence (4 Things Required for Change).
What is Social Loafing? (Definition + Examples).
Attribution Theory (Examples and What it is).
Cognitive Dissonance (Definition + 3 Examples).
The Asch Line Study - Conformity Experiment.
Theories of Aggression in Social Psychology.

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Practical Psychology

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  • Rubi
    I found this course extremely intresting because it gave other perspectives and names to things and actions that i have observed. It was helpful because i think i can now understand peoples behaviours better because i have a background to base it on.
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    Sonali Deshmukh
    Thank you. Very crisp videos with lot of knowledge. Very good content and presentation.
    I got to know lot of theories of social psychology and their importance. Videos helped me to understand the basic concepts of social psychology.
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    Abdu & Caro Yuzuk
    I love this course. The person covered many social theories and experiments which allow me have a better understanding of them. Thank you for your great effort
  • Uththara Janadari Nishshanka
    got a better understanding of various kinds of psychological theories along with day to day life examples for a manageability of problmes
  • Fernando Junior Hinostroza Noblecilla Lemos
    Having watched all the videos has helped to understand the way people behave in our Society, not only did I get a better undersding but I have seen myself in many of those theories.
    In sum, what a flawless knowledge.

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