Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Evolutionary Psychology, Kurt Lewin, Social Psychology Network
3 Oct 2016
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Social psychology is more than just common sense: our intuitions about human behaviour are sometimes right, sometimes wrong, need to test empirically (i. e. , using the scientific method) to get an accurate answer. The study of how individuals" thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by other people: others do not need to be physically present to influence us (i. e. what your parents would think) Influence of others: other people affect how we, interpret events. Behavior occurs in a social context: feel about ourselves. E. g. social comparison theory (we often compare ourselves to our peers to determine our characteristics: behave. The presence of others can change how we act in a situation (e. g. deindividuation) Common themes of social psychology: we construct our social reality. Open to different ways to interpret a situation. Controlled requires effort while automatic requires none: we have a strong motivation to feel good about ourselves. We are often motivated to protect our ego.
