PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Cognition, Behaviorism, Positive Psychology

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2310
• Professor: Saba Safdar

Document Summary

Using the scientific method: scientific inquiry includes, a commitment to collecting accurate and error-free info, commitment to objectivity and collecting data that are free of bias (and commitment to verify info empirically, scientific method and evaluating/integrating/correcting previous knowledge. : research method for investigating phenomena, acquiring knowledge: hypothesis (an educated guess). How we present our ideas about ourselves to others: i. e. the clothes we wear, etc. How we think, feel and act in the social world social psyc examines how people form impressions and make inferences about other people and event s in the social world social perception people and events in the social world. How our attitudes and behaviour shape the social world: self-fulfilling prophecy how they act toward that person. In turn, these actions elicit the behaviour that is expected. People"s expectations about someone else"s traits influence: this leads people to confirm whatever beliefs they have, and makes it very difficult for these beliefs to be disconfirmed.