PSYC 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fundamental Attribution Error, Social Cognition, Internal Consistency
27 May 2016
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Social psychology is the scientific study of how our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are shaped by the real imagined presence of others and other environmental cues. Social psychology differs from related fields like personality, developmental, sociology, etc. Social environments are construed (distorted, interpreted) by the perceiver. Subjective realities can differ depending on construal: e. g. , kiss at the end of a date ( question if they really like you or not ) Motivational: desire to feel good about the self( self-enhancement, rose-coloured glasses) Cognitive: heuristics ( mental shortcuts or rules of thumb ) What do you do when you see an obstacle on your path: expectations about the social world (stereotypes, scripts) Does the clothing you wear affect how you"re perceived. Use of psychological theories to solve social problems: examples: reduction of hostility and prejudice, increase healthy decisions, improve relationships. Those with children apply social psychology every morning: arousing competition in children to get work done on time.
