PSYC 1002 Study Guide - Final Guide: Groupthink, Operant Conditioning, Normative Social Influence
11 Mar 2016
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Social psychology is concerned with the way individuals" thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by others. The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Looks at how factors like thinking (about self and others), influence (situations and roles), groups (in-group vs. outgroup), and personality (person vs. situation) connect to behaviour. Studies have shown that judgements of personality are often swayed by appearance, especially physical attractiveness. People who are good looking are thought to have desirable personality characteristics, and more competence which leads to better jobs and higher pay. Social schemas are organized clusters of ideas about categories of social events and people. Individuals depend on social schemas to efficiently process and store the wealth of information that they take in about others in their interactions. Stereotypes are widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics due to their membership in a particular group.
