The document summarizes key concepts from social psychology that are demonstrated in an accompanying comic strip. It discusses the concepts of persuasion, self-esteem, observational learning, evolutionary perspective, and post-decision resonance. For each concept, it provides a definition and then relates it to an example from the comic strip. The comic strip portrays a character named Ben who goes to work in the city and experiences ups and downs with his self-esteem, learning from colleagues, making decisions with unintended consequences, and later regret.
10. Persuasion
Attempts to influence others attitudes or
behaviors.
In the comic,
- Lim tries to tell Ben how successful he is
after he went to work in the city to persuade
Ben to develop his future in the city.
- After Ben thinks about it, he decided to
work in the city to have a successful future
like Lim.
11. Self-esteem
The 4th needs inAbraham Maslow Hierarchy
of Needs.
In the comic,
- Ben has very high self-esteem when he
first started work. He strives to be
more successful than his other
colleagues.
- Unfortunately, that self-esteem of his
wasnt enough for him to get clients.
Thus, he didnt do well in his job.
12. Observational
Learning
Watching others engage in behaviors and
then repeating those actions.
In the comic,
- Ben accepted his colleague advise and start
to observe what the other colleagues did to
be success.
- Whatever things he observe, he applied it
into his doings.
13. Evolutionary
Perspective
Focuses on the physical and biological
predispositions as evolutionary adaptations
to the physical or social environment.
In the comic,
- Ben starts to cheat to gain extra profit on his
work and achieve his monthly target.
- Ben used to be honest, but now he choose
to be dishonest because he want to survive
and success in his career.
14. Post-Decision
Resonance
The sour grapes, people will devalue the
option not selected when reject one
appealing choice in favor of another.
In the comic,
- After the incident, Ben regrets that he
choose to be dishonest when he can
continue to be honest and put more effort
to achieve what he want.