Chapter 1: Intro to Social PsychologySocial Psych and Other FieldsPowerPoint PresentationIs this different from common sense?History of Social PsychSlide 6Virtual Environment ResearchSlide 8Social Psychology and ValuesSlide 10Chapter 1: Intro to Social PsychologyPart 1: Thurs. Jan. 19(Basic Outline only)Social Psych and Other Fields•Little overlap with clinical psych –Differences?•Personality Psych – a good amount of overlap with social psy–How do they differ?•Cognitive psych – good amount of overlap–Subfield of social cognition•Sociology - different level of analysis and research methods–How do they differ?Is this different from common sense?•Common sense relied on explanations after the fact –hindsight•Some social psych findings appear counterintuitive–Examples?•Social psych uses theories to make predictions (hypotheses)–What are theories?History of Social Psych•Early years: 1880s-1920s–Earliest finding related to social performance?•Rise of research: 1930s-1950s–Influence of the wars•Expansion: 1960s and 70s•Pluralism: 70s-90s –What was examined?•Current era’s important influences ––Social cognition–Evolution–Cultural influences–TechnologyVirtual Environment Research•Immersive VE research–Advantages for social psych?–Stanford Univ. example – recycling behavior:•Examples from Jim Blascovich’s research group:–Risk-taking and conformity:•Casino research – what does he examine?–Immersive violent video games:•What outcomes are assessed?–Eyewitness testimony:•Recreations of crimes –•Lineups -Social Psychology and Values•Our values influence our research.–Our choice of research topics–Our observations of people•Where is most social psych research done? –Influence on theory development?•Application – video on American approach to healing after trauma–Ethan Watters “Crazy Like Us”•Experience in Sri Lanka – differences in
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