SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYCOMIC PLOT EXPLAINED

INTRODUCTION

• A short written revolving a man through his

hardships post-bankruptcy.

• 5 concepts regarding social interaction are

introduced into the plot

• Namely from chapter 2, 3, 4, 8 and 10

SCENE 1 - NEGATIVITY BIAS

• Introduction on Chapter 3; negativity bias.

• Attending to and remembering only negative information, thus impacting future evaluations

• Wallowing upon his failure, he couldn’t move on and improve.

BIASESBIASES?

SCENE 2 - ‘CORF-ING’

• Introduction of Chapter 2; CORF-ing

• Definition: Distancing ourselves from others who have failed or behaved badly Equilibration - from his sudden crash.

• Because of his failure, his coworkers started to disassociate relations with him.

CORF-ING & BIRG-INGWAT?

SCENE 3 - ATTRIBUTION

• Introduction on Chapter 4; on situational attributions.

• A friend of his reckons that the cause of his depression is from his failure; following external circumstances beyond his control.

SITUATIONAL ATTRIBUTIONU SCARED?

SCENE 4 - CONFLICT STYLES

• Introduction of Chapter 10; regarding John Gottman’s 4 horses.

• In this case, the stonewaller.

• He avoids interaction and consolation from mates.

HORSEMEN? SAY WHAT?

SCENE 5

• Introduction of Chapter 8; diffusion of responsibilitY.

• Can also be known as the bystander effect.

• A sense of responsibility or prosocial behaviour is hindered in a large social group.

BYSTANDER-EFFECTTHIS IS DEFO A ROAD DAHL ILLUSTRATION