Social Psychology

Social facilitation1. Norman TRIPPLET 1. experiment

Mere-exposure effectRobert ZAJONC

Social facilitation

SOCIAL LOAFING(RINGELMAN EFFECT)

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Exercise!

Ostrakism –mild, mostly psychological forms of violence, "little pranks"

Physical aggression and hardening of manipulation – tension rises within

the group, venting through ostracized children (serving as a lightning rod

for the class's moods).

Creating a nucleus – creating a group of aggressors who systematically

bully the most eligible victims.

Totality - perfect bullying. Aggressor standards are accepted and

respected by all.

Mobbing/Workspace bullying

• one-fifth of all employees during their careers

• workplace bullying impacts 60.3 million Americans every year.

Why people are bullied at work?

Social facilitation

Bibb LATANÉ & John DARLEY

BYSTANDER EFEKT

Gustav LeBon

Coronavirus disease

Salganik, M. J., Dodds, P. S., & Watts, D. J. (2006).

Experimental study of inequality and unpredictability in

an artificial cultural market. science, 311(5762), 854-856.

Individual patterns in society, in

organization

Organization problem

Lack of motivation

How we can use social science in

organization?

Satisfaction Questionnaire

Questions on scale 1 - 5

The questionnaire consists of 12 questions mapping different work areas affecting employees' motivation

1.Can a supervisor compliment you and express appreciation?2. Is your supervisor being fair to you?3.Can you trust a supervisor?9. Can you combine work and private life with your employer?10.How do you see your employer's future?12. Are you planning to give a statement any time soon…...

12. Are you planning to leave your job any time soon?škála 1-5 (velmi nepravděpodobné- velmi pravděpodobné)

Science inspiration

Hassink, J., Koning, P (2009). Do financial bonuses reduceemployee absenteeism? Evidence from lottery. Industrialand Labor Relations Review. Vol. 62, No. 3.

Research methods in sociology

Sociology

Sources and types of data◦Quantitative

Information that appears in numerical form, or in the form of statistics

◦Qualitative

Information that appears in written, visual or audio form, such as transcripts of interviews,

newspapers and web sites

◦Secondary

◦Collected by previous researchers or organizations

◦Official government statistics and reports, newspapers, personal documents (diaries, audio-visual

content available online, etc.)

◦Primary

◦Collected first hand by the researcher him/herself

◦Specific research questions, tailor-made research methods

◦Social surveys (normally using questionnaire), interviews, experiments and observations

Big data time

No more self-reports, we can see it directly

Team task I.

◦Explain one research method

◦Write pros and cons of the method

◦When is the method applicable – real situations

Team task II.

◦Design a real problem/ task, design a specific research

(questions, etc.)

◦Go and try it (use students outside the classroom)

◦ Prepare short presetantion of results