S01E04 · EP 4
season 1 · 2009-10-08

Social Psychology

written by Liz Cackowski · directed by Anthony Russo · 4.87M viewers · image Community Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
awkward 10%humiliation 10%cheerful 9%absurd 9%escalation 8%eavesdropping 6%scheme 6%tender 5%avoidance 5%chaotic 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Jeff's gossip problem
B · Annie's psych experiment
C · Britta dates Vaughn
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Greendale study room · cold_openAnnie pitches experiment

Annie tries to recruit subjects for Professor Duncan's psych experiment.

00:00–03:10scheme · deal
3 · Greendale coffee shop · act1Jeff meets Vaughn

Jeff encounters Britta's new boyfriend Vaughn at the coffee shop.

03:16–03:27social_rule_violation · avoidance
4 · Greendale psych lab · act1Experiment begins

Professor Duncan reveals the waiting room is the actual experiment.

03:27–04:12scheme · escalation
5 · Greendale psych lab waiting room · act1Subjects arrive

The subjects arrive and Señor Chang immediately has a tantrum.

04:12–04:36escalation · humiliation
6 · Greendale campus walkway · act1Jeff and Pierce Mock Vaughn

Jeff and Pierce walk together and mock Vaughn's hippie demeanor.

04:36–05:33petty_grievance
7 · Greendale psych lab · act1Pierce and Jeff Mock Vaughn

Pierce and Jeff continue mocking Vaughn while subjects break down.

05:33–06:33escalation · humiliation
8 · Greendale quad · act1Jeff comforts Britta

Jeff finds Britta after Vaughn tackled her and offers support.

06:33–07:23avoidance · deal
9 · Greendale campus · act1Shirley gossips with Jeff

Shirley tries to gossip about Vaughn but Jeff refuses to engage.

07:23–08:34petty_grievance
10 · Greendale psych lab · act2Abed outlasts experiment

Abed remains calm after 26 hours, ruining the experiment.

08:34–09:36escalation · humiliation
11 · Greendale cafeteria · act2Jeff and Vaughn bond

Jeff hangs out with Vaughn and learns about his community service.

09:36–11:14scheme · impersonation
12 · Greendale cafeteria · act2Britta shares poem

Britta shows Jeff a poem Vaughn wrote for her.

11:14–13:22humiliation · betrayal
13 · Greendale study room · act2Pierce Confronts Group

Pierce reveals he heard the group mocking him with his Ear-Noculars and imitates Annie's face.

13:22–14:26eavesdropping · secret_exposed
14 · Greendale study room · act2Vaughn catches them

Vaughn walks in and sees the group mocking his poem.

14:26–14:56humiliation · betrayal
15 · Greendale campus · act2Shirley confesses

Shirley admits she is a gossip and Jeff confronts her.

14:56–16:40confession
16 · Greendale campus · act3Apologies and fallout

Abed and Jeff apologize to each other and Britta.

16:40–16:50deal · confession
17 · Greendale study room · act3Pierce sings loudly

Pierce sings to drown out the group's conversation.

16:50–18:10avoidance · eavesdropping
18 · Greendale study room · tagGroup mocks Pierce

The group mocks Pierce through the window, thinking he can't hear.

18:10–19:26eavesdropping · humiliation
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Episode facts

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Aired
2009-10-08
Overall
#4
Writers
Liz Cackowski
Director
Anthony Russo
Viewers
4.87M (US)
Pace
130 words/min · 72 questions

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In this episode

AE
Annie Edison14 episodes · drives 204 scenes
AN
Abed Nadir12 episodes · drives 277 scenes
TB
Troy Barnes10 episodes · drives 155 scenes
JW
Jeff Winger16 episodes · drives 702 scenes
PH
Pierce Hawthorne23 episodes · drives 173 scenes
SB
Shirley Bennett12 episodes · drives 70 scenes
BP
Britta Perry16 episodes · drives 194 scenes
VM
Vaughn MillerEric Christian Olsen9 episodes · drives 5 scenes