PSY 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method
23 Dec 2020
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Research continually finds new evidence & implications for social nature. Whether hurting from a physical pain, or from an emotional one, the same areas of the brain are activated. Therefore, social loss, such as a breakup, may actually be experienced by physical pain. People who have experience with other cultures demonstrate more creative tendencies. This suggests that multicultural experiences help to keep us more open minded and enable us to be more flexible thinkers. Having close friends is associated with health benefits. Researchers have found that children and teens with fewer friends are more likely to experience depression, and be sick more often than more popular peers. These studies show how much humans benefit from social interactions and how much we can hurt mentally and physically from social isolation. It shows social interactions and relationships in the social context influence us profoundly. Social psychology: is the scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context.
