SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY COMIC STRIP

THROUGH JESSIES EYES

GROUP MEMBERS:
LEE YET YEE 0322328
CHIN SHEE WEI 0322499
HONG SHI LIK 0322081
PREMDYL SINGH SHADAN 0321979
LE JIA LING 0322532
HONG SEOTAEK 0322045

THE STORYLINE

It was Jessies rst day at a

new place, a new beginning,
Taylors University. Many
have told Jessie about the
spoiled rich kids with bad
aYtudes that Taylors had.
Regardless, she went for her
rst lecture with an open
mind, where she met 3 other
girls and was later placed in
the same group with them.
She was uncomfortable as
the girls were wearing heavy
makeup and were also
dressed in branded ou\its.

CONCEPT 1: STEREOTYPING
DEFINITION:

A stereotype assumes that all members of a group share some common features.

Before geYng know the 3 girls, Jessie has stereotyped thinking that they were
actually spoiled rich kids with bad aYtudes, just from their looks. She has
created the schema to t all 3 girls into the same category/ group of people.

During the group discussion,

J e s s i e s h o w e d h e r
unpleasantness to be with them
in the same group as she had a
stereotype that they are spoilt
rich kids. The aYtude of Jessie
caused that the girls to create a
bad rst impression of her. They
started to talk about brand
stus and le` Jessie out of the
conversaaon.

Jessie felt herself has been

isolated by the girls. She bangs
her hand on the table and
storms o. On the next day of
s c h o o l , w h i l e J e s s i e w a s
entering the classroom she
heard her classmates gossiping
about her.

CONCEPT 2: FIRST IMPRESSION

DEFINITION:

A rst impression is the event when one person rst encounters another person and
forms a mental image of that person.
With the occurrence of Jessie talking rudely, the 3 girls have created a rst
impression of Jessie as grumpy and impolite. The mental image of Jessie in the
minds of the 3 girls have been created. Now that the girls have that rst
impression, they have spread the rumor of Jessie calling her an introvert. Now,
Jessies rst impression to everyone is the same as the 3 girls.

Jessie went back to her house a`er

school. Finding what lies behind
close doors, there stood her father,
holding a bodle of beer. This was
when Jessie realized he was drunk.
Due to his intoxicaaon, he grabbed
her. Jessie rst insanct was to defend
herself by throwing her dads hands
away. Jessie went running and crying
into the storeroom.

CONCEPT 3: CORFing
DEFINITION:

Distancing ourselves from others who have failed or behaved badly.

Jessie had run away, to keep away from the badly behaved, drunken father. The
acaon of this shows that CuYng of Reecave Failure happens so that the
behavior doesn't eect Jessie as well.

Jessie sat in the corner in the

storeroom. (A ashback occurs.) 3
years ago, her father went bankrupt
and started to drink excessive amounts
of beer everyday. Her father abused
her every ame when he was drunk. She
shivered with fear, as she had lack of
safety and security.

CONCEPT 4: HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

DEFINITION:

Maslows Hierarchy of Needs is a descripDon of the needs that mo7vate human

behavior.
Jessies Hierarchy of Needs such as physiological
needs have been fullled. However, next of the
hierarchy would be safety and security needs
which are not fullled. Resulang in the others to
not be fullled as well.

When she was about to give up,

she found an old newspaper with a
case. It described a girl whom her
mother passed away when she
was only 12 years old. She was
sent to an orphanage by her own
biological father. While she was in
the orphanage she got bullied and
even raped by one of the workers
there. Then Jessie decide not to
give up as she was not the most
unfortunate person in the whole
world and to decided to stay
strong in facing the reality.

CONCEPT 5:

DOWNWARDS COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING

DEFINITION:

Downward counterfactual thinking concentrate on how the situa7on could have been
worse. In this scenario, a person can make themselves feel be:er about the outcome
because they realize that the situaDon is not the worst it could be.
Instead of pitying herself, Jessie decides to look on the bright side, and tells
herself that things could have been worse. Downwards counterfactual thinking
makes Jessie feel grateful about her life by comparing herself to a person of a
worse scenario. Therefore, she moavates herself to see things in a posiave
manner.

CONCLUSION

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