Psychology 2720A/B- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 25 pages long!)

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2720A/B
• Professor: Rachel Calogero

Document Summary

The branch of psychology dedicated to the scienti c study of how ppl think about, in uence & relate to each other. Use scienti c method to collect data descriptive (case studies/surveys) vs experimental (lab/ eld) Hindsight bias: tendency for ppl to believe they could have foreseen an event that has happened. Focus on consistency &uniqueness of interpersonal factors. Gestalt psychology: perception is important in determining attitudes & behaviour. Eld = all forces acting on an individual at a particular time - can make predictions of future state. Construal : way a person perceives, comprehends & interprets a social situation. Self esteem motive: need to feel good about ourselves. Scienti c study of how ppl think about, in uence & relate to each other (social in uence) Use scienti c method to collect data; descriptive (case studies) vs experimental (lab/ eld)