Social InteractionFrom the book: Psychology by Henry GleitmanPart three, chapter 12

Introduction - Who’s talking?

• Matthijs Roumen, 21, from The Netherlands

• Student Communication & Multimedia Design

• Erasmus student at Anadolu University from sept. 07 untill feb. 08.

Social Interaction - different kind of interactions

• One-on-one interaction

• Many-on-one interaction

• One-on-many interaction

• Many-on-many interaction

Social Interaction - different kind of interactions

• One-on-one interaction (normal conversation)

• Many-on-one interaction (influence from many-on-one)

• One-on-many interaction (leadership)

• Many-on-many interaction (demonstration)

Social Interaction - different kind of interactions

• One-on-one interaction

Social Interaction - one-on-one interaction

• The way people deal with others is social exchange.

• It’s about giving and taking.

• Also called the reciprocity principle.

• A favor for a favor, a gift for a gift, a smile for a smile.

Social Interaction - reciprocity & persuasion

• The feeling to repay.

• Manipulated to say yes (Hare Krishna Society example).

Social Interaction - reciprocal-consession effect

• Second offer is smaller then first offer.

• Example: request unpaid volunteer for 2 years.

• Example: request to accompany boys or girls from juvenile detention center to a 2 hour zoo trip, once.

• 50% agreed with second offer after first. 17% agreed with second offer without offer 1.

• Door-in-the-face technique.

Social Interaction - The bystander effect

• Large group, less action.

• Individuals act faster.

• but why?!

Social Interaction - The bystander effect

• Ambiguity: People don’t know exactly what’s going on.

• Pluralistic ignorance: See that others don’t act. Thinking everything is ok.

• Leads to a diffusion of responsibility.

• Example: Kitty Genovese tragedy, 1964, New York.

Social Interaction - The bystander effect

Questions?

• Slides on http://turkije.mroumen.com and http://log.mroumen.com