SOC/PSY 3310 1nd Edition Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture I. Social Psychology: What is it?II. Social Cognition: How we think about other people and ourselves in social situations.III. Social Influence: How others influence our behavior and vice versa.IV. Ethical Issues in social psychological research.V. Introduction to social relations, feelings and emotions.Current LectureI. Social Psychology: What is it?a. Systematic and empirical study of social behaviorb. Three parts: “Thinking or cognition”, social influence, social relations and emotions.II. Social Cognition: How we think about other people and ourselves in social situations.a. Impression formation: Do first impressions last over time?b.Attributions for self and other: The fundamental attribution error.”i.Situation/circumstances vs. who the person actually is.c.Attitude-behavior consistency: Do attitudes predict behavior or vice versa?III. Social Influence: How others influence our behavior and vice versa.a. Conformity: Milgram shock experiments revisited.i. Following orders-Nazi Germany educated leaders (engineers and doctors).ii. Humans are obedient-even more so with the threat of punishment.b. Altruism and bystander apathy: When are we most likely to help someone in need? (Bedford, Massachusetts rape case, and Kitty Genovese murder)i. If everyone passes on the responsibility of taking action to protect others,no one will do anything.ii. Survivor of Winter 1982 plane crash into the Potomac river passes rescue basket to other survivors before himself ending in his drowning in the river due to hypothermia. IV. Ethical Issues in social psychological research.a. Experiments must be approved by ethics committeesThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b. No psychological or physical harm may be threatened during the experiment or be a potential side effect after.c. Informed consent must be given to participants of the study.d. Participant may terminate participation at any time during the experiment.V. Introduction to social relations, feelings and emotions.a. Close personal relationships: How do people fall in love? i. Developing relationship with mother between 6-8 months of life affects how people form relationships with others throughout life.ii. Securely attached, insecurely attached, detached.iii. We seek familiarly and similar attachment styles in romantic