SOCPSY 1Z03 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Genie (Feral Child), Social Learning Theory, Anti-Social Behaviour
17 Apr 2016
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Formal de nition: the systematic study of the nature and causes of human social behaviour (delamater: causes: generally based on individual (dispostional/ character, internal factors, genetic reasons, hardwired , product of the individual and social behaviour. Explain social behaviour with internal factors (ie: aggression social situation will be the leading cause of the situation. Social psychologist argue against only personal reasons argue use of situational factors. Sociology is the scienti c of the development, structure and functioning of human society: sociological social psychologists are interested in the relationship between individuals and groups and broader social structures. Psychology is the scienti c study of the individual and of individual behaviour: psychological social psychologist are concerned with individual behaviour and social stimuli. What is a theory: a set of interrelated propositions that organize and explains observed phenomena delamater & myers. Relies in large part on theory: it goes beyond mere observable facts by postulating casual relations among variables.
