Haven't taught social psych. for a while, but one I remember: To illustrate the contrast effect, bring three buckets or big bowls of water - one cold, one hot and one room temperature.
I would have a couple of students come up and put one hand in each of the two buckets holding cold and hot water, then put their hands into the room temperature water and report how it feels. (Don't forget to bring a towel!) Of course the results are fairly obvious, but I explain how this physical experience parallels the psychological experience of the contrast effect. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire ----- Original Message ----- From: Jablonski, Jessica To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2007 6:42 PM Subject: [tips] Activities Social Psychology Hello All, I have searched the internet for class activities to use in my social psychology class. I am writing to the list to see if any of you may have suggestions on activities you use in your classes. I am looking for applied learning examples, either in-class activities or homework assignments, particularly on the following concepts, although I welcome others as well: -spotlight effect -illusion of transparency -self-serving attributions -priming -belief perseverance -representativeness heuristic -illusory correlation -fundamental attribution error -self-fulfilling prophecy -mere exposure effect -examples of attitudes not predicting one's behaviors PS: I am always looking for additional applied activities to use in my Intro Psychology Class so if any good ones you have used come to mind, I'd appreciate learning about those as well. Jessica Jablonski, Psy.D. Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My Website on Grad Study in Psych: http://home.comcast.net/~jpsyd/graduate.htm <http://home.comcast.net/~jpsyd/graduate.htm> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english --- To make changes to your subscription go to: http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
