Read:
• Chapter 11
• Rethinking One of Psychology’s Most Infamous Experiments: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/rethinking-one-of-psychologys-most-infamous-experiments/384913/
Watch:
• Social Thinking: https://youtu.be/h6HLDV0T5Q8
• Fundamental Attribution Error: https://youtu.be/Z9OF3wHDw0M
• A Lesson in Cognitive Dissonance: https://youtu.be/korGK0yGIDo
• 3 Videos on Conformity and Compliance:
o https://youtu.be/VgDx5g9ql1g
o https://youtu.be/oBNoa4c7J6I
o https://youtu.be/bzJ_GAMzAnM
• Primetime Webcast – A Touch of Evil: https://youtu.be/HwqNP9HRy7Y
• Prejudice and Discrimination: https://youtu.be/7P0iP2Zm6a4
• Diffusion of Responsibility: https://youtu.be/_bUxJzTtnC4
• The Halo Effect: https://youtu.be/UEho_4ejkNw
Assignment:
You have been reading about the beauty bias and the halo effect. Please answer the questions below:
1. Have you ever encountered this beauty bias in your life or in the lives of people you know? Provide an example.
2. What are some advantages of the beauty bias? What are some disadvantages of the beauty bias?
3. Do you think there is a point where a person is “too” attractive and the halo effect is not true? Provide an example.
4. Some people think that attractive people do not have to work or try as hard as unattractive people. Do you think this is true? Why or why not?
5. Do attractive people realize their “power”? Do they realize that they are getting perks?
