SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Child Development, Stanley Milgram, Social Influence

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Paul Galvin

Document Summary

Systematic study of nature and causes of human social behaviour delamater. Examines internal factors that explain human behaviour (individual and social) Worked during wwii determined why people commit awful acts/behaviours. Believed that evil resides in all of us depends on social situations. Asked, can people be forced to harm others? . Conducted a series of electric shock experiments. Over half of participants gave the sock instead of receiving it. Showed that people act based off their social situation, not just individual factors. Showed that the compliance rate could be changed (10% - 90%) by changing factors. Key ideas: use systematic observation to observe human behaviour not personal experiences, understand the power of the situation. Individual: group, group on structure, group on another group. Sociology = study of development, structure, and functioning of society. Sociological social psychologists = study relationship between individuals and groups. Psychology = study of individual and individual behaviour.