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What is social psychology?
What is social psychology?
Scientific study of the way people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of others.
Define social influence.
Define social influence.
The effect that words, actions, or mere presence of other people have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behavior.
What is fundamental attribution error?
What is fundamental attribution error?
The tendency to explain our own and other people's behavior in terms of personality traits and underestimate the power of social influence and immediate situation
Which discipline studies of groups, organizations, and societies, rather than individuals?
Which discipline studies of groups, organizations, and societies, rather than individuals?
What is construed?
What is construed?
Define independent variable.
Define independent variable.
Which research method involves a researcher observing people and recording their behavior?
Which research method involves a researcher observing people and recording their behavior?
Correlational research can determine causation between variables.
Correlational research can determine causation between variables.
Describe experimental research.
Describe experimental research.
What is ethnographic research?
What is ethnographic research?
What is archival analysis?
What is archival analysis?
Define self-fulfilling prophecy.
Define self-fulfilling prophecy.
What are heuristics?
What are heuristics?
What are judgmental heuristics?
What are judgmental heuristics?
Define availability heuristic.
Define availability heuristic.
Define representative heuristic.
Define representative heuristic.
What is base rate information?
What is base rate information?
Define social perception.
Define social perception.
What is attribution theory?
What is attribution theory?
According to the lecture, what is the goal of social psychology is?
According to the lecture, what is the goal of social psychology is?
What is social cognition?
What is social cognition?
How do people communicate, according to the lecture?
How do people communicate, according to the lecture?
What is culture, according to the lecture?
What is culture, according to the lecture?
What are display rules?
What are display rules?
What is Encode?
What is Encode?
What are emblems?
What are emblems?
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Social Psychology
Social Psychology
Scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of others.
Social Influence
Social Influence
The effect that words, actions, or mere presence of others have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behavior.
Fundamental Attribution Error
Fundamental Attribution Error
The tendency to explain behavior in terms of personality, overlooking the impact of the situation.
Construal
Construal
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Independent Variable
Independent Variable
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Dependent Variable
Dependent Variable
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Observational Method
Observational Method
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Correlational Method
Correlational Method
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Experimental Method
Experimental Method
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Ethnography
Ethnography
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Archival Analysis
Archival Analysis
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
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Judgmental Heuristics
Judgmental Heuristics
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Availability Heuristic
Availability Heuristic
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Representative Heuristic
Representative Heuristic
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Base Rate Information
Base Rate Information
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Social Perception
Social Perception
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Attribution Theory
Attribution Theory
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Social Cognition
Social Cognition
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Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal Communication
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Display Rules
Display Rules
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Encode
Encode
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Decode
Decode
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Emblems
Emblems
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Sociology
Sociology
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Evolutionary
Evolutionary
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Neuroscience/Bio
Neuroscience/Bio
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Goal of social psych
Goal of social psych
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Culture
Culture
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Personality
Personality
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Study Notes
- Social psychology studies how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of others.
Social Influence
- Social influence is the effect that actions/words/presence of others have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behavior.
Fundamental Attribution Error
- Fundamental attribution error is the tendency to explain one's own and other's behavior in terms of personality rather than understanding the power of social influence and/or the immediate situation
Approaches to studying social influence
- Personality psychology focuses on characteristics that make individuals unique and different from one another.
- Sociology studies groups, organizations, and societies rather than individuals.
- Philosophy investigates human nature.
- Evolutionary psychology explores how different species acquire traits through evolved genetic factors.
- Neuroscience analyzes genes, hormones, and physiological processes of the brain.
Construal
- Construal is the way in which people perceive, comprehend, and interpret the social world.
- It involves the process of theory refinement, where a theory is developed and specific hypotheses are derived from that theory to be tested empirically.
Variables in Research
- Independent variable: A researcher changes or varies to see if it has an effect on another variable.
- Dependent variable: A researcher measures to see if it is influenced by the independent variable.
Research Methods
- Observational research observes and records the relationship between variables.
- Correlational research measures two variables and assesses the statistical relationship between them.
- Experimental research systematically orchestrates events so that participants experience them in one way or another.
- Ethnography attempts to understand a group or culture by observing it from the inside, without imposing preconceived notions.
- Archival analysis examines accumulated documents or archives.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
- People have an expectation about what another person is like, which influences how they act toward that person, causing that person to behave consistently with people's original expectations.
Heuristics
- Heuristics are mental shortcuts people use to make judgments quickly and efficiently.
Types of Heuristics
- Judgemental heuristics are mental shortcuts.
- Availability heuristic is a mental rule of thumb where people base a judgment on the ease with which they can bring something to mind.
- Representative heuristic is a mental shortcut where people classify something according to how similar it is to a typical case.
Base Rate Information
- Base rate information is information about the frequency of members of different categories in the population.
- Barnum effect: Average rating.
Social Perception
- Social perception studies how people form impressions of and make inferences about other people.
Attribution Theory
- Attribution theory examines how people infer the causes of other people's behavior.
Important Points
- The goal of social psychology is to find objective answers to questions.
- Social cognition studies how people select, interpret, remember, and use information to make judgments and decisions.
- People communicate intentionally or unintentionally, using verbal and nonverbal communication.
Culture
- Culture is the channel of nonverbal communication.
Display Rules
- Display rules are culturally determined rules about which nonverbal behaviors are appropriate to display.
Nonverbal Communication
- Encode involves expressing or emitting nonverbal behavior (e.g.,smiling).
- Decode involves interpretation of the meaning of nonverbal behaviors other people express.
- Emblems are nonverbal gestures that have clear, well-understood definitions.
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Explore social psychology, focusing on how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and actions are shaped by others. Learn about social influence, the fundamental attribution error, and various approaches. This includes insights from personality psychology, sociology, and evolutionary psychology.
