Psych 350 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture I. What is social Psychology?II. True or False QuestionsIII. Video NotesIV. Social contextV. Social Psychology and SociologyOutline of Current Lecture I. Social Psychology and Cognitive PsychologyII. Social Psychology and Clinical PsychologyIII. Social Psychology and Personality PsychologyIV. From Past to PresentV. Ethics in Social Psychology ResearchCurrent LectureI. Social Psychology and Cognitive Psychologya. How do they differ?- Cognitive psychologists study mental processes overall, not just in social situationsb. How do they intersect?- Social cognition has become an important area within psychologyII. Social Psychology and Clinical PsychologyThese 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.a. How do they differ?- Clinical psychologists focus on psychological difficulties/ disorders more than normal behaviorb. How do they intersect?- Social psychologists are interested in all behavior, including disorderedbehaviorIII. Social Psychology and Personality Psychologya. How do they differ?- Personality psychologists are interested in differences between individuals- Social psychologists are interested in how social factors affect most individualsb. How do they intersect?- Both may examine how situational factors interact with individual differencesIV. From Past to Presenta. Brief history of social psychology- Birth and infancy of social psychology 1880- 1920’s- First published social psychology experiment: Norman Triplett (1897)o Found that bicyclist’s speed is 20% faster when racing in the presence of other riders than when racing alone- First textbooks were by McDougall (1908), Ross (1908), and F. Allport (1924)o These books established social psychology as a distinct field of studyb. A call to Action: 1930’s-1950’s- Society for the psychological study of social issues formed in 1936- Stock market crash (1929) leads to an emphasis on social issues in the country- Who had the most dramatic impact on social psychology?- Adolf Hitler- Many of Europe’s leading scientists fled Europe to America during World War II (1939-1945)- 1940’s-1960’so Interest in obedience to authority, persuasion and group dynamicsc. Confidence and crisis: 1960’s- mid 1970’s- Milgram’s famous obedience- Period of expansion and enthusiasm- Also a time of crisis and heated debate- Strong reactions against the laboratory experiment as the dominant research methodd. An era of pluralism: mid 1970’s-1990’s - “Crisis” led to a stronger discipline- Adoption of pluralism- Acceptance of many methods of investigation in addition to the laboratory experiment- Development of international and multicultural perspectiveso Increased awareness of gender and racial bias in social psychological researchV. Ethics in Social Psychology Researcha. Deception in experiments- Deception may be used to intentionally fool the participant into thinking something untrue in order to study some aspect of behavior- Confederate – an accomplice of an experimenter whom research participants assume is a fellow participant of