PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gestalt Psychology, Kurt Lewin, Social Perception
8 Dec 2016
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It is the scientific study of how people"s thoughts, feelings and behaviour are influenced by factors in the social world. Social psychologists study how people explain their own and other people"s behaviour, how people influence others, and how people connect with each other. Godrbon w. allport in 1954: an attempt to understand and explain how the through, feelings, and behaviour of individuals by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of other human beings . Explains a phenomenon by using scientific inquiry, which includes each of the following: a commitment to collecting accurate and error-free information; a commitment to objectivity and collecting data that are free of bias. Social psychology examines how we think about ourselves, or self-perception, and in particular, how our views depend on our sociocultural environment. Also examines self-presentation, or how we present our ideas about ourselves to other. Such as the car we drive, the clothes or jewellery we wear, ext.
