SOA 223 1nd Edition Lecture 2Outline of Last Lecture 1. Social Psychology overview2. Lab studies to know3. Soc Psy vs. Common senseOutline of Current Lecture 1. Birth of Soc Psy2. People to know 3. Theory contributionsCurrent LectureBirth & Infancy of Soc Psy: 1880’s-1920’s- 1st social psychology experiment- 1st textbooks1. Triplett 1887- Social facilitation: Men bike faster when in competition.2. Ringelmann 1880s- Published 1913. Social loafing: People perform worse on simple tasks with others than when aloneTextbooks1. Social Psychology- William McDougall 19082. Edward Ross 19083. Floyd Allport 19241930’s-1950’s- Adolf HitlerGreatest influence on social psychology- Social psychologists fled from Europe to US- Society for psychological study of social issues in 1936 (Gordon Allport)Kurt Lewin- Founder of modern social psychology- Came from Germany- Research/theoretical contributionsThese 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.1.) Field theory- B=f(P,E). Behavior is a function of person & environment. Interaction 1st perspective2.) Applications of soc psy- “no research w/o action, no action w/o research”3.) Leadership & group studies4.) Produced many productive students (Festinger, Kelley, Schachter, Thibaut)Muzafer Sherif- Examined influences of groups on members- Demonstrated it’s possible to study complex social processes (conformity) in scientific way1950’s- Theory Development- War related research generated applied research- College growth provided jobs for research- Gov’t & businesses needed social psychologists input (advertising)Contributions- G. Adorno- authoritarian personality- Allport: Nature of prejudice- S. Asch: Studied conformity- F. Heider: Introduced attribution
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