PSYC 241 Chapter Notes -Gordon Allport, Adolf Hitler, Solomon Asch

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 241
• Professor: Roderick C L Lindsay

Document Summary

Social psychology: how individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context. Social psychology is a scientific study. People"s attitudes change when they are with different people, in a different mood, etc. Social groups can have the power to change our person. Think about ways in which you are different with different groups of friends. Think about activities you have gone along with despite not seeing their value because of a group of friends. We are social beings, and when we recall a memory it is often of the people we spent it with. Sometimes social psychology research can appear to delve into nonsocial topics. Note that these do not seem like social questions. Difference between social psychology and sociology lies in the individual. Sociology tends to study the attitudes of a group, whereas social psychology focuses on the individual in a group setting. Difference between social psychology and abnormal psychology lies in the topic of interest.