32 Questions
What is the definition of social psychology?
The scientific investigation of how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, and implied presence of others.
According to Allport (1954), what are the objects of investigation in social psychology?
Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals.
In social psychology, what is the metaphor used to describe the mind and brain?
Hardware and software.
Provide an example of a question that social psychology seeks answers to.
Why do people believe in fake news and with what criteria?
What are some of the areas that social psychology studies?
Interpersonal relationships, decision-making, behavior and performance at work, communication, health psychology, and economical psychology.
Explain the influence of others in the context of social psychology.
It affects individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, not only in physical presence but also in imagination and implication.
What is the difference between the brain and the mind?
The brain is associated with the hardware while the mind is associated with the software.
What does embodied cognition refer to?
Embodied cognition refers to the dominance of the relationship between psychology and cognition in the mind.
In the context of the mind, what does attention correspond to in a computer?
In the context of the mind, attention corresponds to the CPU in a computer.
Define directive (or selective) attention.
Directive (or selective) attention happens when we are focused on something we are conscious about, so we select the topic we want to focus on and exclude irrelevant information.
What is salience in the context of attention?
Salience refers to something that has the property of catching our attention, often by standing out from the context or being vivid.
How is long-term memory organized?
Long-term memory is semantically organized, where all information about an object is stored together and based on the meaning of the information.
What is the temporal span of short-term memory?
The temporal span of short-term memory is limited to 18-30 seconds.
What is the difference between automatic attention and directive attention?
Automatic attention clicks automatically when something catches our attention, while directive attention involves conscious focus and exclusion of irrelevant information.
What are the basic cognitive functions dominated by our mind?
The basic cognitive functions dominated by our mind are attention and memory.
What do attention disorders, such as ADHD, have to do with?
Attention disorders, such as ADHD, have to do with the lack of the ability of inhibition, which is the cognitive effort to screen out irrelevant information.
What is the primary focus of social psychology's scientific investigation?
The primary focus is the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals influenced by the actual, imagined, and implied presence of others.
According to the text, what does social psychology study in relation to thoughts, feelings, and behavior?
Social psychology also studies how thoughts, feelings, and behavior influence others.
What is the metaphor used to describe the relationship between the mind, brain, and computer parts in the text?
The metaphor used is 'hardware and software.'
Provide an example of a question that social psychology seeks answers to, as mentioned in the text.
An example of a question is 'why people believe in fake news with what criteria.'
What is the first topic discussed in the text, related to the mind and brain?
The first topic is the 'hardware and software of our mind,' specifically the notion of attention and memory.
In social psychology, what are the objects of investigation, according to Allport (1954)?
The objects of investigation are the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals influenced by the presence of others.
What is the relationship between psychology and cognition that dominates our mind?
Embodied cognition
Briefly explain the concept of attention in the context of the mind.
Concentration of awareness on a determined phenomenon with the exclusion of other stimuli.
What does the term 'salient' mean in the context of attention?
Something that has the property of catching our attention, vivid, and stands out of the context.
Explain the difference between directive (selective) attention and automatic attention.
Directive attention is conscious focus on a stimulus, while automatic attention is the one that clicks automatically when something catches our attention.
What is the temporal span and capacity of short-term memory?
Limited temporal span (18-30 sec) and a really limited capacity.
How is long-term memory organized?
Semantically organized, with all information about an object stored together and based on the meaning of the information.
What does ADHD have to do with attention disorders?
ADHD is related to the lack of the ability of inhibition, which is essential for attention.
What is the definition of perception in the context of cognitive functions?
The process of using the 5 senses, information processing, and reasoning.
What is the concept of salience useful for in the context of the mind?
It helps to introduce the definition of salience, which is the property of catching our attention.
What is the dominant factor that makes the metaphor of brain as hardware and mind as software less realistic?
The advent of computers and new research showing that what happens in our minds does not happen on a computer.
Explore the fundamental concepts of social psychology including group behavior, interpersonal relationships, decision-making, communication, and more. Learn about the scientific investigation of how individuals are influenced by the presence of others.
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