This section is a kind of blog on which I will post important
and/or interesting information related to the PSYC-331 course. Comments
and suggestions are welcome, as usual.
January 10th, 2008
Here is your FINAL GRADE. The mean and standard deviation can be found at the end of the
table. Those of you who would like to see their exam can set an appointment with me. I also want to mention that, for the first time since I started teaching, EVERYBODY PASSED!!! Congratulations!
Happy year 2008!
Dominic;)
Student ID |
Ex1 (%) |
EX2 (%) |
Travail /20 |
Cumul. (%) |
Note |
6122612 |
73,75 |
72,1 |
14,5 |
72,8 |
B |
5365643 |
75 |
80,4 |
18,5 |
80,7 |
A- |
6033792 |
85 |
83,7 |
18,5 |
86,0 |
A |
2053365 |
71,25 |
68,1 |
14,3 |
70,0 |
B- |
6019579 |
71,25 |
65,2 |
14,3 |
68,8 |
C+ |
5702135 |
74,375 |
69,6 |
16,3 |
73,8 |
B |
6074308 |
62,5 |
71,0 |
18,0 |
71,4 |
B- |
6033962 |
75 |
73,2 |
18,3 |
77,5 |
B+ |
5610494 |
82,5 |
95,3 |
16,8 |
87,9 |
A |
6188826 |
71,25 |
64,1 |
16,8 |
70,9 |
B- |
6006434 |
75 |
69,2 |
17,0 |
74,7 |
B |
6069452 |
90 |
64,5 |
18,8 |
80,5 |
A- |
5684021 |
92,5 |
92,8 |
18,5 |
92,6 |
A+ |
5826764 |
71,875 |
76,8 |
18,5 |
78,0 |
B+ |
6000681 |
58,75 |
62,0 |
19,5 |
67,8 |
C+ |
5682738 |
55 |
63,8 |
16,0 |
63,5 |
C |
6021832 |
67,5 |
45,7 |
17,3 |
62,5 |
C |
5723647 |
78,125 |
67,8 |
14,3 |
72,6 |
B |
5148715 |
70 |
73,6 |
18,0 |
75,4 |
B |
6012485 |
82,5 |
88,4 |
17,8 |
86,1 |
A |
5888883 |
78,75 |
91,3 |
19,3 |
87,3 |
A |
5635918 |
55,625 |
51,1 |
13,5 |
56,2 |
D |
6061664 |
82,5 |
72,8 |
17,3 |
79,4 |
B+ |
5699223 |
66,25 |
76,8 |
16,0 |
73,2 |
B |
5405823 |
90 |
89,5 |
20,0 |
91,8 |
A+ |
6025218 |
57,5 |
46,7 |
17,8 |
59,4 |
D+ |
5172853 |
68,75 |
78,3 |
18,0 |
76,8 |
B+ |
6192769 |
72,5 |
91,3 |
18,5 |
84,0 |
A- |
5671981 |
64,375 |
81,2 |
13,3 |
71,5 |
B- |
6041639 |
47,5 |
44,2 |
17,3 |
53,9 |
D |
6037313 |
73,125 |
64,9 |
14,5 |
69,7 |
B- |
5695929 |
78,75 |
68,5 |
17,3 |
76,1 |
B |
5709911 |
77,5 |
68,5 |
16,0 |
74,4 |
B |
6001343 |
72,5 |
75,4 |
17,0 |
76,1 |
B |
6075886 |
70 |
52,2 |
14,5 |
63,4 |
C |
5181690 |
87,5 |
18,8 |
|||
5356083 |
77,5 |
86,2 |
18,0 |
83,5 |
A- |
6044212 |
85 |
81,5 |
19,3 |
85,9 |
A |
9119973 |
73,75 |
64,5 |
16,3 |
71,5 |
B- |
6190456 |
80 |
88,0 |
17,8 |
85,0 |
A |
6188303 |
90 |
77,9 |
16,8 |
83,9 |
A- |
5459168 |
68,75 |
81,9 |
18,8 |
79,0 |
B+ |
6044751 |
70 |
78,6 |
16,8 |
76,2 |
B |
5434874 |
83,75 |
65,2 |
17,8 |
77,3 |
B+ |
4888197 |
87,5 |
92,8 |
19,5 |
91,6 |
A+ |
6183905 |
80 |
70,3 |
17,8 |
77,9 |
B+ |
5442540 |
82,5 |
73,9 |
19,5 |
82,1 |
A- |
6043011 |
72,5 |
75,0 |
17,3 |
76,3 |
B |
5670667 |
62,5 |
57,2 |
18,3 |
66,1 |
C |
6035787 |
85 |
88,8 |
18,8 |
88,3 |
A |
5834864 |
75 |
68,1 |
14,3 |
71,5 |
B- |
6044913 |
55 |
43,8 |
16,0 |
55,5 |
D |
9004033 |
80 |
83,3 |
19,5 |
84,8 |
A |
9188150 |
57,5 |
49,6 |
16,8 |
59,6 |
C- |
5704049 |
97,5 |
91,7 |
20,0 |
95,7 |
A+ |
MEAN |
74,4 |
72,6 |
17,3 |
75,9 |
|
STAND. DEV. |
10,6 |
13,5 |
1,7 |
9,8 |
December 23rd, 2007
Here are your grades for the final exam. The mean and standard deviation can be found at the end of the
table. Since some questions were answered correctly less often than I expected, I decided to add 3 points (on 69) to everybody. These points are already calculated in your total score. Your grade for the midterm is also shown as a reminder. The correction of the papers is still not finished. I'll have some "holidays corrections" to do:( I will send an email to all of you as soon as your final grades are in. Those of you who would like to see their exam can set an appointment with me in january 2008.
Happy holidays!
Dominic;)
| Student ID | Total Ex1(%) | MC Ex2/53 | Essay Ex2/16 | TOTAL EX2 (%) |
| 6122612 | 73,75 | 37 | 9,75 | 72,1 |
| 5365643 | 75 | 37 | 15,5 | 80,4 |
| 6033792 | 85 | 39 | 15,75 | 83,7 |
| 2053365 | 71,25 | 34 | 10 | 68,1 |
| 6019579 | 71,25 | 34 | 8 | 65,2 |
| 5702135 | 74,375 | 35 | 10 | 69,6 |
| 6074308 | 62,5 | 38 | 8 | 71,0 |
| 6033962 | 75 | 37 | 10,5 | 73,2 |
| 5610494 | 82,5 | 46 | 16,75 | 95,3 |
| 6188826 | 71,25 | 31 | 10,25 | 64,1 |
| 6006434 | 75 | 35 | 9,75 | 69,2 |
| 6069452 | 90 | 32 | 9,5 | 64,5 |
| 5684021 | 92,5 | 44 | 17 | 92,8 |
| 5826764 | 71,875 | 39 | 11 | 76,8 |
| 6000681 | 58,75 | 32 | 7,75 | 62,0 |
| 5682738 | 55 | 30 | 11 | 63,8 |
| 6021832 | 67,5 | 21 | 7,5 | 45,7 |
| 5723647 | 78,125 | 36 | 7,75 | 67,8 |
| 5148715 | 70 | 36 | 11,75 | 73,6 |
| 6012485 | 82,5 | 41 | 17 | 88,4 |
| 5888883 | 78,75 | 43 | 17 | 91,3 |
| 5635918 | 55,625 | 25 | 7,25 | 51,1 |
| 6061664 | 82,5 | 37 | 10,25 | 72,8 |
| 5699223 | 66,25 | 39 | 11 | 76,8 |
| 5405823 | 90 | 42 | 16,75 | 89,5 |
| 6025218 | 57,5 | 23 | 6,25 | 46,7 |
| 5172853 | 68,75 | 37 | 14 | 78,3 |
| 6192769 | 72,5 | 44 | 16 | 91,3 |
| 5671981 | 64,375 | 42 | 11 | 81,2 |
| 6041639 | 47,5 | 24 | 3,5 | 44,2 |
| 6037313 | 73,125 | 35 | 6,75 | 64,9 |
| 5695929 | 78,75 | 33 | 11,25 | 68,5 |
| 5709911 | 77,5 | 36 | 8,25 | 68,5 |
| 6001343 | 72,5 | 39 | 10 | 75,4 |
| 6075886 | 70 | 28 | 5 | 52,2 |
| 5181690 | 87,5 | |||
| 5356083 | 77,5 | 43 | 13,5 | 86,2 |
| 6044212 | 85 | 44 | 9,25 | 81,5 |
| 9119973 | 73,75 | 36 | 5,5 | 64,5 |
| 6190456 | 80 | 41 | 16,75 | 88,0 |
| 6188303 | 90 | 36 | 14,75 | 77,9 |
| 5459168 | 68,75 | 40 | 13,5 | 81,9 |
| 6044751 | 70 | 39 | 12,25 | 78,6 |
| 5434874 | 83,75 | 30 | 12 | 65,2 |
| 4888197 | 87,5 | 45 | 16 | 92,8 |
| 6183905 | 80 | 35 | 10,5 | 70,3 |
| 5442540 | 82,5 | 36 | 12 | 73,9 |
| 6043011 | 72,5 | 38 | 10,75 | 75,0 |
| 5670667 | 62,5 | 28 | 8,5 | 57,2 |
| 6035787 | 85 | 44 | 14,25 | 88,8 |
| 5834864 | 75 | 39 | 5 | 68,1 |
| 6044913 | 55 | 23 | 4,25 | 43,8 |
| 9004033 | 80 | 40 | 14,5 | 83,3 |
| 9188150 | 57,5 | 20 | 11,25 | 49,6 |
| 5704049 | 97,5 | 44 | 16,25 | 91,7 |
| MEAN | 74,4 | 36,0 | 11,1 | 72,6 |
| STAND. DEV. | 10,6 | 6,4 | 3,7 | 13,5 |
December 4th, 2007 - Questions and answers
Q1. What is the difference between the "foot-in-the-door" technique and the "low ball" technique? Is it a matter of time that elapses between the first and second request?
A1. The LB tech is based on the norm of commitment. You accept to do something and the cost of doing it is increased afterwards. Although you might feel trapped, you will still accept to do it because you committed yourself. The two steps are about the SAME request as opposed to the FitD tech in which two separate, although related, requests are made.
The FitD technique is based on the self-perception principle. If you accept to do something (e.g. signing a petition), you will tend to comply with related requests even if they require more effort. As opposed to the LB tech, there is no hidden cost.
Q2. When discussing reasons for following norms, you stated social pressures and the "Big Brother problem." What is the Big Brother problem?
A2. Big brother refers to Orwell’s novel “1984” in which the phrase “Big brother is watching you” is used to refer to invasive surveillance. So, social pressure might be one of the reasons why we follow norms (i.e. we follows norms because others make sure that we do). However, it does not explain why we follow norms when we are alone, unless it is argued that people always act as if someone might be watching them, which is not very realistic unless we are in a totalitarian society like the one described by Orwell.
Q3. Does crowding increase the probability of social facilitation?
A3. Yes it does.
Q4. Would social facilitation occur during hockey shoot outs? Both for the goalie and the individual player making the shot?
A4. Yes, it’s a good example. Since it becomes an individual performance, the effects of social facilitation should be felt.
Q5. One way to reduce cog dissonance when acknowledging that you are responsible is through freedom/determinism and labelling. What is meant by these terms?
A5. One way to avoid cognitive dissonance is to see yourself as not being responsible for your actions. One way to see yourself as not responsible is to explain your actions by labeling yourself. Ex: I drink a lot because I’m an alcoholic. Your “alcoholism” thus become the cause of your actions (in your head at least). For example, alcoholism is seen as a disease by the Alcoholics Anonymous. It thus make your behaviour the result of your disease and not the result of your will.
Q6. One reason for social loafing occurring is a decrease in evaluation apprehension. Why? Is it because the individual is not being individually evaluated and working towards an individual goal?
A6. Yes. Social loafing increases as the size of the group increases because members become more anonymous and their individual performance becomes less easily monitored.
Q7. Could you explain the attribution theory with an example just to make it more clear?
A7. The attribution theory looks at the way people understand/explain (i.e. attribute) the causes of the events and actions that they witness. It is not a specific theory but more a paradigm that help scientists to focus on the attributional processes involved in social thinking. One of the main uses of the attribution theory is to explain the fundamental attributional error or correspondence bias (see p70 of your textbook)
Q8. What is the difference between attitudes and beliefs?
A8. Both are cognitive representations. However, beliefs represent the information (true or false) that you have about something while attitudes represent your evaluation of that object (positive or negative, like vs dislike).
Your attitude about yourself is called self-esteem while your belief about yourself is called self-concept. Your attitude about a social group is called a prejudice while your belief about that group is called a stereotype.
Q9. What is the difference between a stereotype and a social role?
A9. That one is a bit more difficult to summarize but I’ll do my best.
A stereotype is a descriptive representation of members of a social group (how they usually behave, what they look like,…) while a social role represent a prescriptive representation of members of a social role, i.e. how they ought to behave (according to the prevalent norms).
Q10. Is it important to study [place here whatever topic you want]?
A10. Although it’s a bit late to tell you what to study, I would like to remind you to study social dilemma even though we did not cover it in class.
See you tomorrow,
Dominic;)
November 26th, 2007 - About the final exam
The final exam will include around 60-70 questions with a max of 10 short essay questions (i.e. more or less between one and ten lines). It is cumulative, which means that up to 25% of the questions could be about topics covered by the mid-term exam. However, I do not expect that you re-read the whole book. Since the exam will probably not include more than 2-3 questions per chapters for the chapters covered by the mid-term, I will focus more on important concepts and main theories covered in class than on obscure studies mentioned only in the book. Consequently, focussing on what was covered in class is might be the best way to prepare for the cumulative portion of the exam. The style of the exam will be very similar to the style of the mid-term.
October 31th, 2007
Finally, here are your grades for the midterm exam. The mean and standard deviation can be found at the end of the
table.
| Student ID | Score/39 | Essay Qs/1 | Total/40 | Total/100 |
| 2053365 | 26 | 2,5 | 28,5 | 71,25 |
| 4888197 | 33 | 2 | 35 | 87,5 |
| 5148715 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 70 |
| 5172853 | 25 | 2,5 | 27,5 | 68,75 |
| 5181690 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 87,5 |
| 5356083 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 77,5 |
| 5365643 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 75 |
| 5405823 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 90 |
| 5434874 | 32 | 1,5 | 33,5 | 83,75 |
| 5442540 | 31 | 2 | 33 | 82,5 |
| 5459168 | 25 | 2,5 | 27,5 | 68,75 |
| 5610494 | 30 | 3 | 33 | 82,5 |
| 5635918 | 21 | 1,25 | 22,25 | 55,625 |
| 5670667 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 62,5 |
| 5671981 | 25 | 0,75 | 25,75 | 64,375 |
| 5682738 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 55 |
| 5684021 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 92,5 |
| 5695929 | 31 | 0,5 | 31,5 | 78,75 |
| 5699223 | 25 | 1,5 | 26,5 | 66,25 |
| 5702135 | 28 | 1,75 | 29,75 | 74,375 |
| 5704049 | 36 | 3 | 39 | 97,5 |
| 5709911 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 77,5 |
| 5723647 | 29 | 2,25 | 31,25 | 78,125 |
| 5826764 | 27 | 1,75 | 28,75 | 71,875 |
| 5834864 | 28 | 2 | 30 | 75 |
| 5888883 | 30 | 1,5 | 31,5 | 78,75 |
| 6000681 | 23 | 0,5 | 23,5 | 58,75 |
| 6001343 | 28 | 1 | 29 | 72,5 |
| 6006434 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 75 |
| 6012485 | 31 | 2 | 33 | 82,5 |
| 6019579 | 27 | 1,5 | 28,5 | 71,25 |
| 6021832 | 26 | 1 | 27 | 67,5 |
| 6025218 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 57,5 |
| 6033792 | 31 | 3 | 34 | 85 |
| 6033962 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 75 |
| 6035787 | 31 | 3 | 34 | 85 |
| 6037313 | 28 | 1,25 | 29,25 | 73,125 |
| 6041639 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 47,5 |
| 6043011 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 72,5 |
| 6044212 | 31 | 3 | 34 | 85 |
| 6044751 | 26 | 2 | 28 | 70 |
| 6044913 | 21 | 1 | 22 | 55 |
| 6061664 | 31 | 2 | 33 | 82,5 |
| 6069452 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 90 |
| 6074308 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 62,5 |
| 6075886 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 70 |
| 6122612 | 28 | 1,5 | 29,5 | 73,75 |
| 6183905 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 80 |
| 6188303 | 35 | 1 | 36 | 90 |
| 6188826 | 26 | 2,5 | 28,5 | 71,25 |
| 6190456 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 80 |
| 6192769 | 27 | 2 | 29 | 72,5 |
| 9004033 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 80 |
| 9119973 | 28 | 1,5 | 29,5 | 73,75 |
| 9188150 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 57,5 |
MEAN= |
27,9 |
1,9 |
29,7 |
74,4 |
SD= |
4,0 |
0,8 |
4,3 |
10,6 |
October
2nd, 2007
Infos about the exam: The date of the exam is the 16th of october from
8:45am to 10am (i.e. as usual). There will be approximately 40
questions, most of them being multiple choices. Some short essay
questions could also be included. Questions could be about anything
from week 1 to week 6. You should thus study chapters 1 to 7 (except
chapter 2), the slides from week 1 to week 6 and your notes for the
same weeks. you will not have access to your textbook nor to your notes
during the exam. Since you probably have a life outside of your course
in social psychology, you will probably have to guess what is most
important to remember and understand to be more efficient in your
learning process. Here's a guideline to help you:
1) If a concept was explained in the book AND in class, it is probably
important to understand
2) If a concept was explained in the book but not in class, it is
probably less important to remember although it could still be used to
create a question.
3) I don't care about the specific year a study was done and although
some names are important to remember (e.g. Le Bon), understanding the
different studies, theories and concepts and being able to identify
real-life situations of most psychosocial phenomenon is way more
important.