[PSYC 3710] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (15 pages long!)
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Introducing social psychology: what is social psychology. 5. social psych has both european and american roots: dawning of a scientific discipline: 1862-1894, wundt believed there would be two branches early in his career. 3. culture shapes social behavior: the o(cid:272)ial world of (cid:862)ge(cid:374)eratio(cid:374) ne(cid:454)t(cid:863, each generation is vastly different from the previous increased valuing of individuality, pulling even further away from collectivistic cultures, individualism and collectivism. 5. be careful with evolution and human social psychology. Conducting research in social psychology: the goals and process of research. 3. meta-analysis examines the outcomes of many studies: researchers replicate a(cid:374) e(cid:454)peri(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) order to (cid:373)ake sure that it"s (cid:374)ot a fluke, meta-analysis combines data from multiple studies to compare them. 2. the study of actual behavior is declining in social psychology: easier to view in vr and other computer tech, cognitive continues to increase. The self: the self as both active agent and object of attention.
