SOCIAL SELF

RELATING HARMONIOUSLY AND

PROPERLY WITH EVERYONE

PREPARED BY:
ROSE LAMADRID CHICHIRITA
JELAY GALLEGO
EUNICE MARIE ESTRELLAN
ANGEL GEE FRONDOZO
DANIELLE JOYCE CHANKINGWAI
 SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY
• The study of social relationships or
interaction.
 THE DIFFERENT
DEFINITIONS OF SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY ACCORDING
TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE
• Lahey (2007), social psychology as the branch of
psychology that studies individuals as they interact
with others.

• Plotnikk and Kouyounmdjian (2014), social

psychology is a board field whose goal is to
understand and explain how thoughts, feelings,
perceptions, and behaviours are influenced by the
presence of, or interactions with, others.
• Gerrig and Zimbardo (2002), social psychology is
the study of the effect of social factors on individual
study of behaviours as influenced by interactions
and transactions between persons.
Interactions - mutual and Relationship – particular
reciprocal exchange of way in which two or more
communication or action individuals, group, or even
between two or more countries talk to, behave
persons or groups. toward, or deal with each
other.
 PERSON PERCEPTION
Refers to forming impressions and making
judgements about another person’s likability
after seeing or meeting him/her.
The assessment involves as well what kind
of person one is, including his/her intentions,
traits, and behaviour. (Plotnick &
Kouyoumdjian, 2014).
 FIRST IMPRESSIONS
are formed within a very short time with
little conscious thought and biased by past
experiences, are part of person perception.
(Macrae and Quadflieg, 2010)
SOCIAL NORMS
Social Norms- refers to spoken or unspoken
rules for behaving in particular situation.

Norms- are patterns or traits characterized

as typical or usual for a group and it changes
overtime.
-other terms associated with norms are
“average” and “normal”.
 TOGETHER AS A GROUP
• -In social situations where people work and do things
together for a purpose, two things may happen:
• 1ST: the performance of each individual member of the
group is improved and this is referred to as social
facilitation (Levine, Resnick, & Higgins, 1993).
• 2ND: working or being with a group may also reduce
individual effort, a phenomenon known as social loafing.
• When doing group works, it is important that the best
effort is given to facilitate the attainment of the objectives
of the group as a whole.
NOTE: When doing group works, it is important
that the best effort is given to facilitate the
attainment of the objectives of the group as a
whole.
 CONFORMITY
brought about by two motivations: to gain reward
(approval) or avoid punishment (disapproval) and to
gain information.
3. Culture - Conformity occurs in all cultures. However,
some cultures emphasize the welfare of the individual thus,
people are less conforming. Others focus on collective
welfare so people tend to be more conforming. A high
degree of conformity leads to faster accomplishment of a
task or work

4. Gender - In the past, females were more likely to

conform than males, but research has shown that it is no
longer the case (Eagly, 1978; Eagly & Johnson, 1990)
Conformity refers to yielding to group pressure to act as
everyone does, even when no direct request has been
made (Lahey, 2009)
Some factors make conformity more likely to exist in a group (Lahey,
2009)
1. Size of the group - the more people there are in a group,
the more likely a member tends to conform
2. Unanimous groups - Conformity is highest when an
individual faces a group in which all members feel the
same way about a topic, a problem, or an issue
 SOCIAL ROLES AND SOCIAL
NORMS
• Social roles - specify the part or position of a person in
society. It also specifies behavior expected to be exhibited
by an individual in practicing his/her role.

• Sociogram - indicates the social structure of a group and

the relationship of people within that group. It shows who
are popular, isolates, islands, and mutual friends.
 NATURE AND DEPTHS OF
RELATIONSHIP
• Relationships- are among the most important
aspects of our lives. They can be positive or
conflicted, but the lack of could be the worst of all,
as it creates loneliness.
• Familiarity- refers to being comfortable with another
person and is a necessary condition for a close
relationship to develop

• Attraction- may lead to deeper relationships

(Santrock, 2003). Attraction paves the way for
enjoying the company and being comfortable with
other person and for feelings of ease and
confidence.
• Love- is a special attachment one has for
himself/herself of for somebody else. It is an
intense feeling of deep or constant affection and
emotion in which a person always sees the good,
happiness, and welfare of the other.
Three most common kinds of love:
1.Romantic Love- also called as “passionate love”, it
includes as intermingling of different emotions: fear, anger,
sexual desire, joy, and jealousy among others.
2.Affectionate love- also called as “compassionate love”, a
type of love that occurs when someone has deep caring
affection for a person and desires to have him/her near
constantly.
3.Consummate love- the strongest and fullest type of love
(Sternberg, 1985). It involves passion, intimacy and
commitment.
 STERNBERG'S TRANGULAR THEORY
OF LOVE
Passion- something to do with physical and sexual
attraction to another.
Intimacy- characterized by the emotional feelings of
warmth, closeness and sharing of the relationship.
Commitment- cognitive appraisal of the relationship
and the intent to maintain it even in the face of
problems.
 ATTITUDES
are beliefs that predispose people to act and feel in certain
ways towards people, objects, or ideas. They can either be
positive or negative.

positive attitude is reflected in a happy, pleasant, or

optimistic disposition.

negative attitude is associated with pessimism or a general

feeling of dislike.
The three distinct features of an attitude include
belief, feelings, and disposition.

For example, the negative attitude of a person

towards sidewalk vendors can be described by:
a. a belief that sidewalk vendors are dishonest;
b. a strong dislike for sidewalk vendors; and
c. a refusal to buy from sidewalk vendors.
 HOW ATTITUDES ORIGINATE?
Attitudes of a person develop over time and
have emotional components.
However, they are normally acquired from two
sources- first-hand experience and accounts by
others.
Attitudes are also learned from others through
modeling and reinforcement.
Persuasion and Attitude
Change
• Persuasive Communication- plays a big part in this
process. The extent of change in the attitude
depends on the speaker, the message, and the
listener.
• Stereotypes- are generalizations in which the same
traits or characteristics are assumed to be
possessed by all members of a group (Gerrig &
Zimbardo, 2002). Stereotypes affect people's day-
to-day interactions and decisions.
• Prejudice- is an unfair, biased, or intolerant attitude or
opinion towards the members of a group.

• Discrimination- is the specific unfair behaviour or

treatment towards the members of a group.
- against people based on their skin color or
ethnic heritage is called racism while discrimination
against people because of their gender is referred to
as sexism.
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