PSYCH 13 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Behaviorism, Cognitive Psychology, Personality Psychology
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A. the scienti c study of the way in which peoples thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are in uenced by the real or imagined presence of other people: parents, friends, employers, teachers, strangers. A. the e ect that the words, actions, or mere presence of other people have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behavior. A. the study of groups, organizations and societies, rather than individuals. A. the study of the characteristics that make individuals unique and di erent from one another. 1. 2 the power of the situation: fundamental attribution error. A. the way in which people perceive, comprehend, and interpret the social world. B. the relationship between the social environment and the individual is a two way street. Gestalt psychology: a school of psychology stressing the importance of studying the subjective way in which an object appears in peoples minds rather than the objective, physical attributes of the object, kurt lewin. 1. the founding father of modern experimental social psychology.