Chapter 1 Mission and Method Part 1 Human Nature o In the presence of other people our behavior is affected Social Psychology The scientific study of how people think about influence and relate to each other as groups and as individuals o Getting along with others persuading other learning about ourselves etc o All things that is important to all of us o Everyone has experience relevant to every social psychology phenomenon o Political implications Ex Video games cause violence Video Games creators and manufacturers are not going to like or agree with the evidence o Folk Wisdom Often inaccurate and contradictory Ex Birds of a feather flock together vs Opposites Attract o Hindsight bias tendency to think I knew that all along when presented with new information This makes the findings of social psychologists seem obvious even though they are not Ex Ashley Madison Around 20 million men logged on to cheat on their spouses o Person X Situation People s behavior is a result of the interaction between one s personality and the situation LOTS of overlap between social psychology and personality psychology Strong Situations people tend to respond in similar ways regardless of personality Ex Winning the Lottery Weak Situations personality plays a large role in how people respond Ex A stranger smiling at you o Social Cognition People think about other people A LOT Judge day dream predict how people act in future Cognitive Psychologists study thought so do social psychologists Ex Memory Planning etc o Social Influence Conformity you see one person do something and then you follow suit Persuasion to convince or manipulate people into doing something Matthew Manelle o Relationships o Group Dynamics Love Hate and everything in between Cultural Differences Prejudice and Stereotypes How groups interact with other groups o Studying the Self Self Awareness Ways we deceive ourselves Self Control Ways we can control ourselves to reach our goals 2
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