Psychology 2070A/B Chapter 1-6: Social Psychology Text Notes MIDTERM

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Erin Heerey

Document Summary

Midterm: chapters 1-6 well as our overt acts. Chapter 1: introduction to social psychology (lecture 1) We are all in uenced by other people. Attempts at direct social in uence form a major part of social psychology. To the social psychologist social in uence extends beyond behaviour - it includes our thoughts and feelings, as. We are also often in uenced by the mere presence of other people. We are also in uenced by others when we"re not in their physical presence (ex. we carry our mothers, fathers, Social psychologists are interested in studying how and why our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are shaped by. Social psychology: the scienti c study of the way in which people"s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are. Social psychology is concerned with how people are in uenced by their interpretation (or construal) of their social. Construal: the way in which people perceive, comprehend, and interpret the social world.