SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY COMIC STRIP

FNBE MARCH INTAKE 2015

A COMIC ABOUT CHUNKY BOBS

TRANSFORMATION

THE STORYLINE

AND CONCEPTS

A "FIXED" WAY OF THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE IN WHICH YOU CLASSIFY OTHERS INTO SPECIFIC CATEGORIES WITHOUT MUCH ROOM FOR INDIVIDUALISM OR VARIATION.

concept one

STEREOTYPING

REFERS TO A BEHAVIOUR THAT IS DRIVEN BY EXTERNAL REWARDS SUCH AS MONEY, FAME, GRADES, AND PRAISE. THIS TYPE OF MOTIVATION ARISES FROM OUTSIDE THE INDIVIDUAL.

concept two

EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION

THE TENDENCY THAT ONE WILL LIKELY DO BETTER WHEN IN THE PRESENCE OF OTHERS THAN COMPARED TO WHEN THEY ARE ALONE.

concept three

SOCIAL FACILITATION

IS A CONCEPT THAT INVOLVES THE HUMAN TENDENCY TO CREATE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO LIFE EVENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED.

COLINTERFACTUAL THINKING

concept four

THE BELIEVE IN ONE’S CAPABILITIES TO ORGANISE AND EXECUTE THE COURSES OF ACTION REQUIRED TO MANAGE PROSPECTIVE SITUATIONS. IN OTHER WORDS, SELF-EFFICACY IS A PERSON’S BELIEF IN HIS OR HER ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN A PARTICULAR SITUATION.

concept five

SELF EFFICACY-

CONCLUSIONIN THIS COMIC, A TOTAL OF 5 CONCEPTS ARE INCORPORATED:

STEREOTYPING

EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION

SOCIAL FACILITATION

COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING

SELF EFFICACY

THE END