Memory Jigsaw Activity

Key Concepts in Social Psychology: Intro Psych Activity

Part I: After reading each section completely, describe these concepts in your own words: 1. Cognitive Dissonance (548-550):

2. Conformity (561-563):

3. Bystander Effect (564-565):

4. Obedience (571-573):

Part II: Pick an experiment from areas 1 or 2 (listed above) and complete the following information:  Hypothesis

 Method  Participants

 Design/Setup (materials/stimuli/task, confederate, deception, etc.)

 IV(s) (manipulated, groups) – name/describe and explain how manipulated

 DV(s) (outcome measured) – name/describe and explain how measured

 Results (hypothesis supported?)

 Interpretations, explanations, implications (e.g., What does this mean about human nature ?) Any qualifiers, modifiers (results depend on some additional factor)?

Part III: Pick any area from the list at the top and think of an original research question/hypothesis, and create an original experiment to test it. Follow the same format as Part II above. You may write this information on the back, or cut and paste the format above if you are typing in your responses.