PSYC 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method
14 Jan 2020
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The study of how individuals think about, relate to, and influence one another based on the actual imagined and implied presence of other individuals. 1: behaviour is determined by the combined influence of specific aspects of the person and situation. 2: all human thoughts, feelings and actions involve other people and are social in nature. 3: to understand behaviour, we must learn how people think about themselves and their social world. 4: the scientific method offers the best route to accurately understanding social behaviour. Married couples have less heart disease and live longer. We form impressions based on inferences and stereotypes.
