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Definition Scientific Study people think about influence relate to each other groups individuals Fields Related to Social Psychology Reification Error Theories Hypotheses Correlational Research Social Psychology The scientific study of how people think about influence and relate to each other as groups and as individuals Is a science because it is objective quantifiable and has evidence observable Person x Situation Interaction Combine parts of a person and parts of a situation to see how a person acts We use social cognition Use internal reasoning to explain others and external reasoning to explain our own actions Due to conformity and persuasion we assume people know more than us and we want to fit in Affect emotion and relationships Cultural differences prejudices and stereotypes The self Anthropology Study of human culture Economics Study of how people exchange goods and services Sociology Study of societies and the groups that form societies focus on the group as a single unit rather than the individuals that make up the group Biological psychology Focus on what happens in the brain Clinical psychology Focus on abnormal behavior Cognitive psychology Study thought processes like memory interested in how people think vs how people think about other people and social situations Personality psychology sister discipline Look at differences between individuals and traits that are stable focus on how stable traits about a person predict behavior vs how situations predict behavior Treating abstract concepts as of they were concrete objects e g schizophrenia depression Explain existing patterns predict new ones economical and falsifiable Generated from theories never proven only disproven tested by correlational research experimental research o Test how one variable is associated with another variable Is there a relationship o Correlation coefficient r ranges from 1 to 1 closer to 1 is stronger closer to 0 is weaker only shows linear relationship variable o Subject variable Something inherent to the participant gender race etc 1 Formulate hypothesis 2 Random assignment 3 Measure dependent variable 4 Experimental Research o Involves random assignment of participants controlled manipulation of independent Internal Validity External Validity Did independent variable really have an effect on dependent variable Did the cause lead to the effect or was another variable overlooked Can we generalize E g lab vs real life measures does this apply to different subject variables Reliability vs Consistency Reliability does not mean accuracy but rather that it will consistently have the same outcome the same results o Inter item Across items the questions you ask to assess a construct should all yield o Test retest Across time reliability the results will be the same at a different time o Inter rater Across raters Agreement of items between people Culture and Nature Sociocultural perspective Our beliefs attitudes and behavior are shaped by societal norms Focus on differences between societies o Collectivist culture More focus on external reasons for behavior and connection with o Independent More focus on internal reasons for behavior and being different from others others Nature built humans to have culture and because of this we have become cultural animals Evolutionary perspective o Heritability A large percentage of genes passed on from parents to offspring o Variation A small percentage of genes change randomly o Natural selection Variations due to survival and reproduction o Automatic system Outside of consciousness does simple jobs automatically o Conscious system Involves a small but important part of what is in the mind working when the individual is awake Nurture Nature Automatic vs Conscious system o The Stroop Effect A conscious override due to conflicting concepts The Self Three Parts of the Self 1 Self Concept 2 Public Self 3 Agent Self Self Concept Self knowledge allows you to reflect on yourself self esteem and self deception 2 Examining content of mind or mental states people know WHAT o Who we are is often related to other people roles group memberships culture 1 The Looking Glass Self People learn about themselves from other people not always accurate due to politeness norm and feedback receptiveness Introspection they feel think but do they know WHY they feel think it person Downward vs upward social comparison thinking how they are feeling People observe their own behavior to infer what they are Examining the difference between oneself and another 3 Social Comparison 4 Self Perception o BIRGing Basking In Reflective Glory o CORFing Cutting Off Reflective Ties trying to distance ourselves from others who make us look bad Independent Self Construal Emphasizes what makes the self different Interdependent Self Construal Emphasized what connects the self to other people groups Appraisal motive Desire to learn truth about oneself whatever it is Consistency motive Desire to get feedback that confirms what person already believes about himself or herself Self enhancement motive Desire to learn favorable or flattering things about the self Public Self Agent Self Interpersonal self helps you connect socially with other people Self presentation Executive function enables you to influence other people and exert control over yourself Includes Decision making self control taking charge of situations active responding Self Esteem A person s overall sense of self worth Implicit Egotism An automatic process whereby maintain positive evaluations of themselves Narcissism An excessively high opinion of oneself Self Serving Bias The tendency to perceive oneself favorably We excuse our failures take credit for success and see ourselves as better than average False Uniqueness False Consensus Barnum Effect Terror Management Theory Sociometer Theory We tend to underestimate the commonality of our abilities and desirable behaviors We overestimate the commonality of our opinions and undesirable behaviors Accepting as valid favorable descriptions of us that are true of almost everyone e g horoscopes fortune cookies We will die someday we want to live forever symbolic immortality through culture Self esteem informs us that we are adhering to culture and success at achieving meaning A gauge that tells us if we are being accepted Innate need to belong People who feel accepted by others have higher self esteem Self Evaluation Maintenance Theory Self Presentation Self Monitoring If someone close to us excels


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