Instructions
make an original meme related to any of the social psychology
You can make a meme using an app on a smartphone (e.g., Mematic) or one of several websites (e.g., https://imgip.com/memetemplates).
Doing this assignment successfully means you have to pair the right meme with the right social psychological concept. Once you understand how to use a meme, you can try to find a course concept that will work with it.
Example
For example, the Distracted Boyfriend meme uses a picture that shows a man and woman who are presumably dating. The man is distracted by another woman walking by, and the woman he is dating is upset. Typically, people use this meme to indicate distraction from something more important or legitimate by labeling (with text) the three people in the picture. If I were to use this template to illustrate the fundamental attribution error, for example, I might create the following meme:
Here, the “distracted boyfriend” is “understanding why a person is acting the way they are.” He is getting distracted by “their personal characteristics” from the true cause, “the situation.” This is exactly what the fundamental attribution error says: that we are likely to misattribute people’s behaviors to their personal characteristics, when behaviors are really caused by the situation/environment the person is in.
A List of Concepts You Can Use for the meme
Note: There are many more topics beyond those on this list. Go to the textbook to find more!
Affect control theory Looking-glass self
Agency vs. constraint Mass hysteria
Cognitive dissonance Matching hypothesis
Conformity Microaggressions
Deindividuation Morality
Deviance Personal relationships
Diffusion of responsibility Prejudice
Discrimination Racism
Emotion management Ritual interaction
Free rider problem Scapegoating
Halo effect Social contagion
Homophily Social identity theory
Identity theory Social influence
Implicit associations Social norms
Intersectionality Stigma
