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what is allports definitiion of social psychology?
and what is aronsons definition ?
allports: the scientificc study of the way in which peoples thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people
aronsons: the influence that people have on the beliefs feelings and behavior of others
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personality psychologists focus on the person's
- on the person's individual differences as the most
- important influence
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focus on SOCIAL INFLUENCE: the powerful influence of others (the social situation) as construed by the person
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what are the problems of relying on common sense
hindsight bias - which is a documented psychological phenomenon in which people exaggerate the predictability of an event after it has already happened. ex "i told you so "
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what are the points that social psycology focusses on
- biological-
- social cognition-how social psyc affects us mentally
- evolutionary - how we have evolved socially
- sociocultural- how are culture effects us socially
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what is the fundamental principle for behavior in soc psyc, and who is by
- behavior = situation + person
- behavior= factors (person and enviorment,)
- kurt lewis
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how does social psyc define are relation with other people?
- we are beings and we live in the presence of others
- we are affeced differently by others based on how we percieve them
- we act differently around people than we do by ourselves
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what does the person factor of social psyc take into acount?
- culture
- individual differences
- perception and social inerpetation
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according to social psyc what are the indivudual differences we all share
nature vs. nuture - which is the our genetics vs our development
cognitive ability- our ability to think
temparament- things about our personality that are innate, like our tendency to be outgoing
disposition - self esteem and personality big five
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construal , and the motives that go along with it
•: The way in which people perceive, comprehend, and- interpret the social world.
▫Can also refer to how- they see themselves.
•Motives▫Our need to belong▫To maintain a- positive view of ourselves:
Self-Esteem ▫To view the world- accurately:
Social Cognition▫Our need for control -
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Self-esteem
▫people’s evaluation- of their own self-worth
▫The extent to which- they view themselves as good,, competent and decent
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what are strong situations
situations where we know how to act basaed on the influence of the siuation. ex. funerals
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weak situation
where your behavior based on who you are. ex lounges
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Fundamental
Attribution Error
- The
- tendency to overestimate the extent to which people’s behavior is due to
- internal, dispositional factors, and to underestimate the role of situational
- factors
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Why
do people underestimate the situation?
•So they can convince themselves they would not engage in- a behavior they find deplorable
(e.g., everyone is influenced by commercials but not- me!)
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what makes social psycology a science
•Do not rely on folk wisdom, common sense, or opinions •Test ideas about- human social behavior empirically and systematically
•Use experimental methods: the variables being studied- are carefully controlled.
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