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    Social Psychology

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    PSYCSOC

    Intro to Social Psychology


    Social Psychology = scientific study of how 4. Interview
    people think about, influence, and relate to a. Main tool: interview guide
    one another questions
    ● Social thinking - how we perceive 5. Observation
    ourselves & others, what we believe, a. Passively describe a social
    judgements we make, our attitudes event (minimal/no influence
    ● Social influence - culture, pressures to from observer)
    conform, persuasion, groups of people b. 2 kinds:
    ● Social relations - prejudice, i. Laboratory
    aggression, attraction & intimacy ii. Naturalistic
    Basic Principles (products of scientific
    Major themes in social psychology: research)
    ● Social thinking 1. There is NO absolute social
    ○ Reality is socially constructed interpretation
    ○ Intuitions (unconscious) are a. Different minds see a social
    helpful & dangerous event in different ways
    ● Social influence b. People act on their social
    ○ Power of the situation beliefs
    ○ Personality & attitudes can c. Interpret social event > feel >
    also shape behavior act/behavior
    ● Social relations 2. External forces influence social
    ○ Social behavior = biologically interpretations
    rooted a. People, historical events,
    culture, outside appearance
    Methods of Research 3. Internal forces affect social behaviors
    ➔ Research > it’s a process > establish a. Personal beliefs, biology/body
    a fact and reach new conclusions (genes, hormones, brain)
    Common research methods:
    1. Experiment ● Spotlight effect
    a. 2+ groups > influence ● Illusion of transparency
    differently/different variables > The Self in the Social World
    effect on behavior SELF = awareness as an individual (you
    2. Correlation exist, separate from others)
    a. A statistical technique; does
    not establish causality Basic psychological components:
    b. To describe the relationship ● Self concept
    between 2 variables ○ “Who am I?”
    3. Case study ○ Facts/beliefs about yourself,
    a. Detailed description of a case influences social behavior >
    over time; more detailed & how you see yourself guides
    longer than observation how you behave
    ○ Social roles
    ○ Group membership (DLSU vs Behaviors & Attitude:
    AdMU) ● Attitude - one’s
    ○ Social opinions evaluation/opinion/feeling about an
    ❖ Self schemas issue
    ❖ Possible selves - images of ➔ How attitude affects behavior
    what we dream of/dread ◆ Our attitudes don’t always
    becoming in the future affect behavior
    ● Self esteem ● Social pressure - fear
    ○ Self worth; measurable of social punishments
    ○ Evaluative concepts about ● Feelings/moods
    yourself ● Weak attitude
    ○ Factors: ◆ Cognitive dissonance - where
    ■ Infant attachment attitude doesn’t correlate with
    ■ Friends behavior (Leon Festinger)
    ■ Physical attractiveness ● Adjust attitude to justify
    ● Self efficacy/self confidence behavior
    ○ Contrast: self esteem ● Adjust behavior to fit
    ○ One’s overall certainty that one attitude
    can successfully meet a ➔ How to change behavior (ways to
    challenge maintain attitude - our values)
    ○ Self efficacy CAN decline ◆ Feelings consistent with
    ○ To protect/enhance: attitude
    ■ Self serving bias ◆ Increase self awareness
    (attribute + to yourself ◆ Eliminate doubts &
    & - to others) uncertainties
    ■ Self handicapping ➔ How behavior affects attitude
    (mess something up to ◆ Roles
    use as an excuse) ◆ Rituals
    ■ Experience success ◆ Requests *Pilner study
    ● Self presentation
    ○ How we present ourselves to
    the social world
    ○ Social
    acceptance/appreciation
    ○ How?
    ■ Impression
    management -
    conforming to others to
    feel accepted
    ■ False modesty -
    discounting a praise

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