SOCPSY 1Z03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dependent And Independent Variables, Random Assignment, Mahzarin Banaji
3 Nov 2016
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The tendency to over estimate individual dispositional factors at the expense of situational factors. Social psychologists examine human behaviour & the social world through the scientific method. They make systematic observations about behaviour & formulate theories that can be tested. Systematic study of the nature and causes of human social behaviour. Key ideas to take away from the course: Social psychologists are skeptical of personal experience as a means to understand human social behaviour instead they rely on systematic observation. Recognize the power of situation in human social behaviour. Social psychology and related fields (social psychology uses disciplines of psychology and sociology) Psp emphasis on a subject"s mental processes and immediate social situation. Ssp emphasis upon subject"s location in social order, their socialized roles, and historical social context. Sociology scientific study of human society development, structure and functioning. Interested in the relationship between individual and groups and broader social structures. Psychology scientific study of the individual and their behaviour.
