Annotated Weblinks

Chapter 1 Weblinks

Social Knowledge: The Game: Want to put your knowledge of social psychology to the test? Smartphone users can download the Social Knowledge: The Game app. Every day, users can answer one thought-provoking question about social behavior. The correct answers will be sent the next day as well as a description of the relevant research findings (along with references). The app even tracks your success rate over time.
Link for iPhone users:: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/social-knowledge-the-game/id561508167?mt=8
Link for Android users:: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.wligtenberg.inmind.quiz
A tour through social psychology/dt>: www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/socpsy.html
Historical figures in social psychology: The following website contains brief descriptions of each of the famous social psychologists described in this section of the text (and more!), including Musafer Sherif, Kurt Lewin, Henri Tajfel, Stanley Milgram, Norman Tripplett, and William McDougall. Each description also contains links to additional information about the life and work of each historical figure.; www.socialpsychology.org/social-figures.htm
Stanford Prison Experiment.: More information about a famous classic psychology experiment (1971); www.prisonexp.org/
More information about striving for mastery: http://changingminds.org/principles/understanding.htm

Chapter 2

Examples of self-report measures used in research: www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/ccarver/CCscales.html
Internal validity: A tutorial: http://psych.athabascau.ca/html/Validity/
The American Psychological Association’s Ethical Guidelines: www.apa.org/ethics/code/index.aspx
The British Psychological Society’s Ethical Guidelines: www.bps.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/code_of_ethics_and_conduct.pdf
Learn more about informed consent: www.research.umn.edu/consent/menu_soc.html
Methods and ethics quiz.: Test what you’ve learned about research methods and ethics! (This page is also a nice review.); www.learner.org/series/discoveringpsychology/methods/index.html

Chapter 3

Face perception.: An interesting site about judging someone’s personality just by looking at their face; www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/articles/emotions/faceperception1.shtml
Facial expressions and culture.: Cultural differences in interpretation of facial expressions––and emoticons!; www.livescience.com/1498-americans-japanese-read-faces-differently.html
The science of snap judgments: www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications
Attribution Theory.: More details of the attribution theory and its applications http://www.as.wvu.edu/~sbb/comm221/chapters/attrib.htm
Bias: Even judges are biased by camera perspective; http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2007/03/15/false-confessions-even-judges/
Kelley’s Covariation Theory: http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/covariation_model.htm
More on Kelley’s Covariation Theory: www.dsmgt310.faculty.ku.edu/SuppMaterial/KelleyAttributionTheory.htm
Perseveration.: I repeat, Barack Obama is not Muslim. Stop perseverating!; http://phys.org/news187442140.html
More details of the self-fulfilling prophecy: www.accel-team.com/pygmalion/
Self-fullfilling prophecy.: Smells like teen spirit: The use of cologne jump starts the self-fulfilling prophecy.; http://nortonbooks.typepad.com/everydaysociology

Chapter 4

Mind reading.: How to read minds like a wizard; www.psychologicalscience.org/onlyhuman/2010/04/how-to-read-minds-like-wizard.cfm
The worse-than-average effect: www.spring.org.uk/2012/06/the-worse-than-average-effect-when-youre-better-than-you-think.php
Test your self-concept and self-esteem: http://swppr.org/About%20Self-Concept%20Scales.html
Coming in third.: Bronze medals are the worst!; http://mindhacks.com/2012/08/14/bbc-future-column-what-a-silver-medal-teaches-us-about-regret/
Test your self-esteem: http://psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/take_test.php?idRegTest=3207
Prevention focus and dieting: www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87931325
Committing to a goal.: Could you stick with it?; www.stickk.com/
Self-affirmations and self-esteem.: You are amazing: How to use self-affirmations to boost your self-esteem; www.huffingtonpost.com/guy-winch-phd/building-self-esteem-_b_3953771.html
Stress management.: Stressed out? Here’s how to deal with it (tip 1).; www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_management_relief_coping.htm
More stress management.: Stressed out? Here’s how to deal with it (tip 2).; www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TCS.htm
Protecting the ego by making excuses: www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/health/06mind.html?_r=3&partner=rss&emc=rss&
The illusion of control: www.spring.org.uk/2013/02/the-illusion-of-control-are-there-benefits-to-being-self-deluded.php
Self-determination Theory.: About intrinsic motivation and well-being www.psych.rochester.edu/SDT/theory.html

Chapter 5

Discrimination in action.: An example of discrimination. Shopping while Black; http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/10/23/2826451/barneys-shopping-black/
The problem of prejudice.: More information, examples and treatment for problems of prejudice and discrimination; www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/problem/prejdisc.htm
Is race for real?: www.pbs.org/race/001_WhatIsRace/001_00-home.htm
Understanding race: www.understandingrace.org/home.html
Blending in.: What do you do if you stick out for all of the wrong reasons?; www.splcenter.org/get-informed/news/skinheads-story-of-redemption-with-help-from-splc-to-be-told-in-msnbc-documentary
Stereotypes and the media 1.: Decreasing stereotypes through the media. The Cheerios commercial with the mixed-race family.; www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/31/cheerios-commercial-racist-backlash_n_3363507.html
Stereotypes and the media 2.: Decreasing stereotypes through the media: A marriage equality ad from Australia.; http://my.firedoglake.com/teddysanfran/2011/11/25/best-marriage-equality-commercial-ever/
The Heterosexual Privilege Scale: www.depts.ttu.edu/scc/Virtual_Library/Handout_1.php?id=privilege
Modern racism.: More information about “modern racism” and subtle prejudice; www.units.muohio.edu/psybersite/workplace/modernweb.shtml
Contact hypothesis.: More information about the contact hypothesis http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/contact_hypothesis.htm

Chapter 6

Social identity theory.: More information about the social identity theory www.tcw.utwente.nl/theorieenoverzicht/Theory%20clusters/Interpersonal%20Communication%20and%20Relations/Social_Identity_Theory.doc/
Forced acculturation.: An example of forced acculturation from Maine Mayor Bob Macdonald; http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/09/28/925131/maine-mayor-loses-it-tells-immigrants-you-have-to-accept-our-culture/
In-group bias.: In-group bias. Start ‘em young.; www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/22/emma-burton-kansas-fan_n_1371020.html?ref=topbar
Minimum group theory: www.sociallypsyched.org/item/minimal-group-paradigm
Voices of the Holocaust: www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/voices/holocaust.html
The Doll Study today: www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/19/doll.study.reactions/index.html
Assimilation.: Becoming American: The Chinese experience; www.pbs.org/becomingamerican/
Pretending not to notice race: www.huffingtonpost.com/sam-sommers/what-does-it-really-mean-_b_875852.html

Chapter 7

Measuring attitudes.: Learn more about measuring attitudes; www.hkadesigns.co.uk/websites/msc/reme/likert.htm
Explicit attitudes.: Measure your own explicit attitudes; www.yourmorals.org/explore.php
Implicit-Association Test.: Do the IAT yourself; https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
Affective vs. cognitive bases for attitudes: www.prenhall.com/divisions/hss/app/social/chap7_1.html
Attitudes and values in Europe: www.europeanvaluesstudy.eu/
Cultural differences in attitudes.: Attitudes and values throughout the world; www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp
Where do attitudes come from?: Do we really ever know where our attitudes and ideas come from?; www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUA4Q5aoG74
The mere exposure effect: www.sociallypsyched.org/item/mere-exposure-effect
Likeability.: Funny commercial emphasizing the importance of likeability; www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9Egi8EoQc8
Attractiveness effect.: Zooey Deschenel and Samuel L. Jackson: iPhone experts, or are they just really good looking?; http://adage.com/article/digital/consumers-love-apple-s-elitist-celebrity-siri-ads/234426/
Ease of accessibility and persuasion.: People are more persuaded by easy (to read) than difficult (to read) information; www.psychologicalscience.org/onlyhuman/2008/10/recipe-for-motivation.cfm
Likelihood model.: A summary of the elaboration likelihood model; www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlqUPJ_LCrs
Persuasion in health communication 1.: An anti-smoking ad: Would it get you to quit?; www.wimp.com/smokingads/
Persuasion in health communication 2.: What about graphic warning labels? Are these effective?; www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/06/21/cigarette.labels/index.html?on.cnn=2
Inoculation Theory.: More information about inoculation theory; www.as.wvu.edu/~sbb/comm221/chapters/inocul.htm

Chapter 8

Foot in the door technique.: More information on the foot-in-the-door technique; http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/sequential/fitd.htm
Attitude-behavior consistency.: An example of attitude-behavior inconsistency: Texting while driving http://theinvisiblegorilla.com/blog/2010/12/22/driving-and-distraction-california-survey/
Cognitive dissonance in cults: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/cult/chronology.htm
Attitude shift.: Women’s shift in attitudes before and after the pill; www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/sfeature/sf_attitudes.html
Cognitive Dissonance Theory.: More information on cognitive dissonance http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/cognitive_dissonance.htm
Influence of attitudes on behavior.: Kissing under the mistletoe–Because you said so…; www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iNxHxwT-b4&feature=player_embedded#%21
Theory of reasoned action.: More information on the theory of reasoned action www.cios.org/encyclopedia/persuasion/Gtheory_1reasoned.htm
Implicit and explicit attitudes.: More information on implicit and explicit attitudes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attitude_(psychology)
The Theory of Planned Behavior: http://people.umass.edu/~aizen/index.html
Mindless eating: http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=2587819&page=1&singlePage=true

Chapter 9

Asch conformity studies.: More information on the conformity studies of Asch; www.age-of-the-sage.org/psychology/social/asch_conformity.html
False consensus effect.: More information about the false consensus effect http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/false_consensus.htm
Group polarization.: More information on group polarization; www.spring.org.uk/2009/09/group-polarization-the-trend-to-extreme-decisions.php
When jury deliberations fail: http://jurylaw.typepad.com/deliberations/2008/06/sunstein-deliberating-groups.html
Pluralistic ignorance.: More information about pluralistic ignorance; www.answers.com/topic/pluralistic-ignorance
Groupthink and the Iraq War: www.nytimes.com/2013/03/18/opinion/krugman-marches-of-folly.html?hp&_r=2&
Effect of being in the minority.: Juror in minority feels bad and pays woman’s fine; www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071202/NEWS/712020346/-1/newssitemap
Minority influence.: More about minority influence; www.changingminds.org/explanations/theories/minority_influence.htm

Chapter 10

Norms and the rules of the road: http://nortonbooks.typepad.com/everydaysociology/2010/10/driving-social-norms-and-social-structure.html
The Stanford Prison Experiment website: www.prisonexp.org/
The Stanford Prison Experiment. Where are they now?: http://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=40741
Deindividuation.: Some real world examples of deindividuation http://youarenotsosmart.com/2011/02/10/deindividuation/
Norm violations.: What happens when someone violates a norm?; www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=W27pfiRg5WQ
Reciprocity.: More information about reciprocity http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/reciprocity_norm.htm
The door-in-the-face-effect: http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/sequential/ditf.htm
How to use Cialdini’s six principles of persuasion: http://conversionxl.com/how-to-use-cialdinis-6-principles-of-persuasion-to-boost-conversions/#.
The low-ball technique: http://changingminds.org/techniques/general/sequential/low-ball.htm
Low-ball technique example.: An example of the low-ball technique in car sales http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/14/pf/autos/yoyo/index.htm?cnn=yes
The making of Milgram’s obedience studies: www.thepsychologist.org.uk/archive/archive_home.cfm?volumeID=23&editionID=192&ArticleID=1729
More on Milgram’s obedience studies: www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/06/episode-97-stanley-milgram-obedience-study-finally-replicated/
Other obedience studies.: More information about different obedience studies http://submoon.freeshell.org/pix/valium/aadc/img5.png
Replicating Milgram: http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2765416&page=1
When obedience to authority goes wrong: www.heal-online.org/prank121807.pdf
The obedience experiments at 50: www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2011/october-11/online-exclusive-the-obedience-experiments-at-50.html
Moral disengagement.: More information about moral disengagement; http://faculty.babson.edu/krollag/org_site/soc_psych/bandura_moral.html

Chapter 11

Social facilitation.: More about social facilitation; www.spring.org.uk/2009/06/social-facilitation-how-and-when-audiences-improve-performance.php
Groups.: More about the basic nature of groups and how they develop www.managementhelp.org/grp_skll/theory/theory.htm
The Cyberball website: www3.psych.purdue.edu/~willia55/Announce/cyberball.htm
Teamwork increases pain threshold: www.theguardian.com/science/2009/sep/16/teams-do-better-research-proves
Groupthink: The brainstorming myth www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/01/30/groupthink?currentPage=all
Groups and productivity.: When groups are bad for productivity; www.spring.org.uk/2009/05/social-loafing-when-groups-are-bad-for-productivity.php
Is it beneficial to study in groups?: www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/were-only-human/the-hazards-of-teamwork.html
Contagion.: Real-world examples of group contagion; www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2006/february-06/contagious-behavior.html
Social loafing.: Social loafing at the office and how to prevent it: An infographic.; www.mindflash.com/blog/2012/03/how-to-prevent-social-loafing-at-the-office
Stereotyping leaders.: Gender stereotypes of leaders; www.catalyst.org/uploads/stereotypes_flyer.pdf
Dark side of leadership.: More about the dark side of leadership www.govleaders.org/education_for_leadership2.htm

Chapter 12

The Golden Ratio.: Researchers discover “golden ratios” for female facial beauty; http://phys.org/news180195066.html
Do opposites attract?: www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2011/4/14/do-opposites-attract.html
Exchanging rewards: www.uky.edu/~drlane/capstone/interpersonal/socexch.html
Attachment styles: www.personalityresearch.org/attachment.html
Chemistry + timing = relationship success: www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2013/5/23/chemistry-timing-relationship-success.html
Passion and love.: More information about how passion relates to other kinds of love; changingminds.org/explanations/theories/love.html
The sexual double standard: spsptalks.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/motives-for-the-sexual-double-standard-a-test-of-female-control-theory/
So many fish in the (online) sea: www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2012/5/22/so-many-fish-in-the-online-sea-is-all-this-choice-a-good-thi.html
The science behind three popular dating apps: www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2013/6/12/the-science-behind-3-popular-dating-apps.html
What is normal, sexually?: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012l2yz
Are you the jealous type?: www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2013/3/8/are-you-the-jealous-type.html
Seven ways to improve your relationship: An infographic; www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2013/3/24/infographic-7-ways-to-improve-your-relationship.html
The top 15 sources of conflict in relationships: www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2011/10/3/what-are-we-fighting-about-the-top-15-sources-of-conflict-in.html
Terminating relationships: http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/terminating_relationships.htm
The science of heartbreak: www.scienceofrelationships.com/home/2013/9/15/the-science-of-heartbreak-video.html
The united states of marriage and divorce: www.pewresearch.org/2009/10/15/the-states-of-marriage-and-divorce/

Chapter 13

Robbers Cave experiment: www.sociallypsyched.org/item/robbers-cave-experiment
A road trip to Robbers Cave Campground: http://ahp.apps01.yorku.ca/?p=3444
Hostile aggression.: An example from women’ssoccer; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJiRQsyrBoI
Global warming can also increase aggression and violence: www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-psyched/201307/global-warming-can-also-increase-aggression-and-violence
Violence in schools.: An interactive map of school shootings around the world since 1996; http://o.canada.com/news/politics-and-the-nation/crime-and-justice/interactive-mass-shootings-around-the-world-since-1996
Bandura’s Bobo Doll Study.: The influence of aggressive models; www.simplypsychology.org/bobo-doll.html
Why do people deny violent media effects?: www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-psyched/201302/why-do-people-deny-violent-media-effects
The weapons effect: www.psychologytoday.com/blog/get-psyched/201301/the-weapons-effect
Gun control and the culture of violence: www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/201212/gun-control-and-the-culture-violence
World map of international conflicts: www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/countries/
Escalating conflict: : A recent example; www.alternet.org/story/14600/
Fighting bullying with babies: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/fighting-bullying-with-babies/?hp
Global Peace Index: www.visionofhumanity.org/#/page/indexes/global-peace-index
Superordinate goals.: How working toward a superordinate goal united a town after disaster http://news.yahoo.com/twister-heals-ala-town-fractured-over-immigration-131958548.html

Chapter 14

Kitty Genovese:: The real story; www.onthemedia.org/story/131359-the-witnesses-that-didnt/transcript/; www.thepsychfiles.com/2007/11/episode-36-the-myth-of-the-kitty-genovese-story/
Diffusion of responsibility and mass emails: www.psychologytoday.com/blog/science-small-talk/201302/mass-emails-and-mass-apathy
A tragic example of the bystander effect: www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/nyregion/suspect-in-fatal-subway-push-is-in-custody.html?hp&_r=4&
The smoke study: www.sociallypsyched.org/item/the-smoke-filled-room
The Good Samaritan:: The study and a real-life example; www.sociallypsyched.org/item/good-samaritan; http://abcnews.go.com/US/california-samaritan-recounts-dramatic-kidnapping-rescue/story?id=11810423
Reciprocal altruism: http://downtownspokane.kxly.com/news/community-spirit/67660-woman-parts-three-rings-salvation-army
People will help, if they know how: http://am.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/04/man-survives-after-96-minutes-of-cpr/
How egoistic or altruistic are you?: www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=692
Empathy: http://changingminds.org/explanations/emotions/empathy.htm
The identifiable victim bias: www.wired.com/2010/08/the-identifiable-victim-bias/
Social dilemmas: http://perspicuity.net/sd/sd.html; http://stephenking.wikia.com/wiki/The_Plant
Superficial processing → spontaneous helping:: Hero who rescued teens during Norwegian island massacre says he acted on instinct; www.nbcnews.com/id/43880728/ns/world_news-europe/#.U-_JQrnwtjp
Real heroes: http://carnegiehero.org/