PSYCHOLOGY COMIC STRIP

AGNES YEO SHU YUAN 0318668

TAN ZHAO MING 0318724

SHAM ZHEN WEN 0317733

KAYLA NEOH 0318228

INTRODUCTION

• We have included 5 concepts in this comic strip.

• The comic strip is about a Chinese girl, Lina, who fell in love with an Indian man, Hariish.

• Lina’s parents did not like Hariish at first but after the incident, they approved Hariish to date their daughter.

COMIC STRIP

5 CONCEPTS• Discrimination - Racism

• First Impression

• Persuasion

• Prosocial Behaviour - Altruistic Model

• Observational Learning

DISCRIMINATION( RACISM )

• Discrimination directed at a specific racial group.

• Racial discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably than another person because of their race.

DISCRIMINATION ( RACISM )

• Lina’s mother was not happy when she found out that her daughter is dating an Indian man.

• We can see that Lina’s mother is being racist, she did not like Hariish at first because he is an Indian.

FIRST IMPRESSION

• First impression is when one person first encounters with another person and forms a mental image of that person.

• Based on their race, culture, appearance and more.

FIRST IMPRESSION

• When Lina’s mother saw Hariish, she did not like him because of his dark skin colour.

• Her first impression of Hariish was bad because she thinks that all Indians are most likely to commit crimes.

• She did not like Hariish because he is not rich and charming .

PERSUASION

• Attempt to influence a person’s beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations or behaviors.

• Peripheral Route involves being persuaded in a manner that Is not based on the arguments or the message content.

PERSUASION

• Lina’s mother tried to persuade her daughter to date her friend’s son, Marcus, who is more rich and charming compared to Hariish.

• Lina decided to break up with Hariish because her mother wants them to be together.

PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

• Social behaviour that benefits other people such as helping, sharing and donating.

• Altruistic model is when behaviours are done for selfless reasons.

• Motivated by the desire to increase another’s welfare.

PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

• Hariish helped Lina’s mother by donating his blood without any conditions.

• He is willing to help Lina’s mother with no other intentions.

OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

• A type of learning that occurs as a function of observing , retaining and replicating behaviour executed by others.

OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

• Lina’s great grandmother was married to an Indian man.

• She observed her grandmother’s behaviour and attitude.

• She then approved Lina and Hariish together.