PSYC 6 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Psych, Cognitive Dissonance, Fundamental Attribution Error
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A study of the influence of real, imagined, or implied presence of other people on our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Social psychology differs from: sociology , focus on major groups or societies of people and how other societies affect them, anthropology, focus on developmental and progress of mankind in general, other psychology areas, focus on social behavior. How individuals think, feel, relate and influence each other. Attribution: explain cause of behaviors or events; to understand events that occur. Internal cause (dispositional)- cause of behavior is from internal factors, such as personal characteristics, motives, intentions or. External cause (situational)- cause of behavior is from external factors, such as situational or environmental factors. Ex: failing an exam (low iq, tired from partying) Attribution process: why are so many people homeless situational we"re in the middle of a recession and the homeless can"t find jobs generally more accurate attributions.
