Social Psychology Comic Strips

The M AGICIANSONSTERS &

Group MembersJacquelyn Vanessa

Tan JingweiDeong Khai Keat

Nabila HanimChan Tian Ji

Social Facilitation

Social Facilitation

Definition:The tendency of performing better in the presence of

others.

How is Social Facilitation portrayed?

● The 3 students formed a group together knowing that they will perform better with each other’s presence.

● Outcome: They fulfilled the lecturer’s requirement by making a tree with the help of each other’s powers.

Fear-Based Appeal

Fear-Based Appeal

Definition:A persuasive message that attempts to arouse fear in order to divert behavior through the threat of impending danger or

harm.

How is Fear-Based Appeal portrayed?

● A monster appears● 2 of the boys are ready to defeat it

but the girl is hesitant due to her fears.

● 1 of the boys attempts to persuade her to fight.

● Outcome: Girl is successfully persuaded and agrees to fight the monster.

Self-Verification Theory

Self-Verification Theory

Definition:People want others to see them as they see themselves.

How is Self-Verification Theory portrayed:

● The boy believe in himself that they can defeat the monster. But the girl is not confident with his belief.

● The guy kept persuading the girl that they can defeat the monster as what he believed.

● Outcome: The girl finally agreed to follow the other two guys to defeat the monster.

Persuasion

Persuasion

Definition:Something meant to get you to do or believe something.

If you’re not sure you want to go somewhere, your friend might use persuasion to talk you into it.

How is Persuasion portrayed?

● The monster appear● Character A decide to defeat the

monster, but Character B can’t do it.● Character A persuade character B by

threaten her with her family.● Character A is successfully persuaded

Character B to fight the monster.

Stereotype

Stereotype

Definition:a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

How is Stereotype portrayed?

● A monster appear● The three characters think that the

monster is evil● They successfully defeated the monster

and bound it up● They realised that the monster is not evil

as they though and they released it.

Upward Counterfactual Thinking

Upward Counterfactual Thinking

Definition:The tendency to imagine better possible outcomes for

events that have already happened.

How is Upward Counterfactual Thinking portrayed?

● The moment they realized it was not an evil monster, they felt a sense of remorse for their actions.

● They thought “if only we did not do that, we would have been good friends” and that worsened their mood a little bit.

● Outcome: Monster does not feel offended and all four of them become good friends.

Social Interaction

Social Interaction

Definition:A process of reciprocal stimulation or response between two or more people. It develops competition, interaction, influences social

roles and status and people for social relationships.

How is Social Interaction portrayed?

● A battle with the monster that appeared.● They won the war and successfully

bound up the monster.● The monster started to explain that he

does not like hurting people, and that he is only travelling around.

● Therefore, they apologized and made friends with the monster.