Psychology 2720A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Forces, Universal Property, Health Canada

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2720A/B
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

Social psychology is s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tifi(cid:272) stud(cid:455) of the (cid:449)a(cid:455) i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h people"s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the real or imaginary presence of other people. At the heart of social psychology is the phenomenon of social influence. Social psychology is concerned not so much with social situations in any objective sense, but rather how people are influenced by their interpretation, or construal, of their social environment. Another distinctive feature of social psychology is that it is an experiment-based science. Study: in an experiment, ross took peace proposals created by israeli negotiators, labelled them as. Israeli or palestinian proposals, and asked israeli citizens to judge them. Israelis liked proposals attributed to israel more than same proposals attributed to palestinians. Psychologist looked to philosophers for insights into the nature of consciousness and how people form beliefs about the social world. Psychologist address many of the same questions that philosophers address, but scientifically.