PSYCH 350 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Last Lecture I. SyllabusOutline of Current Lecture II. Social psychology III. Scientific study IV. Components of social psych a. Cognitionb. Influence c. RelationsV. Social contextVI. Brief history Current Lecture-Social Psychology oThe scientific study of how people think, influence, and relate to one another within a social context-The scientific study oRelies on scientific method oA way of asking & answering questions about social psychology -Think about, influence, and relateoFocus on individual oInteraction with the social environment -Components of social psychology oSocial cognition-How we think about social world (i.e. making judgments, decision making, self-perceptions)oSocial influence-How the social world affects the individual (i.e. conformity, influence, persuasion)oSocial relations-How groups interact to one another (prejudice, discrimination)o"Social context"-Individual within his/her social world -Can be physical (right in front of you), but also without physical context (what would so-and-so do?)-"other people" don’t have to be real or present -Brief history These 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.o1880s-1920s-Bicycle study -People ride faster with other people o1930s-1950s-Hitler sparked interest in research in obedience , understanding prejudice, war methods-Lewin -Freud-Psychoanalysis -Unconscious forces and desires-Oedipus complex-Behaviorism -Study mind (cant observe)-Interactionism -Theory that there are two entities, mind and body, each of which can have an effect on eachothero1960s-mid 1970s-Prisoners study, roleplaying, "prisoners" suffered real psychological problems o1970s-1990s-Researchers approached social psych with multiple methodsoCurrently -More interdisciplinary approach -Combines hot & cold processes-Social neuroscience-What parts of brain activity -Behavioral genetics -Now genes affect behavior -Evolutionary psychology -Evolutionary pressures shaped our psychology -Behavioral economics-How psychology relates to decision
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