PSYC 3221 1st Edition Lecture 1Current Lecture Is social psychology simply common sense?Hindsight biasThe tendency to exaggerate, after learning an outcome, one’s ability to have foreseen itAlso known as the I-knew-it-all-along phenomenonGRABE>>>BARGEETRYN>>>ENTRYWREAT>>>WATER Social psychology and related disciplinesSocial psychology and sociologySocial psychology and anthropologySocial psychology and personality psychology/similarity of variablesLevels of explanationBrief HistoryInfancyMcDougall (1908) and Ross (1908)Norman Triplett (1898)Floyd Allport 1924)Brief HistoryThese 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.AdolescenceMuzafer Sherif (1935, 1936) - social normsKurt Lewin (1931, 1935, 1936, 1943) – Father of Modern Social Psychology, Field Theory, emphasis on theory, subjective interpretation/construal, gave field direction, influential students Brief HistoryAdulthoodLeon Festinger: Cognitive dissonance theory (1957) and Social comparison theory (1954)Crisis (1960s and 70s)No universal principles/social constructionismLack of utilityEthical concernsHow we do social psychologyForming and testing theories and hypothesesCorrelational research: Detecting natural associationsCorrelation versus causationSurvey researchHow we do social psychologyExperimental research: searching for cause and effectControl: Manipulating variablesRandom assignment: The great equalizerThe ethics of
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