PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Solomon Asch, Gordon Allport, Kurt Lewin
1 Feb 2017
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Lecture 1 (cid:862)ma(cid:374) or hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) is (cid:271)y (cid:374)ature a so(cid:272)ial a(cid:374)i(cid:373)al(cid:863) aristotle. None of us could survive without the presence of each other. All lives are connected in every way you can think of (emotionally, physically, cognitively) Well being depends on the acceptance of others. Social influence: how the presence of others influences our behaviour, behaving differently in a crowd vs. when alone, etc. Social relatedness: notion of groups, how we are all connected, how we behave towards different types of groups. The s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)tifi(cid:272) study of the (cid:449)ay i(cid:374) (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h a perso(cid:374)"s thoughts, feeli(cid:374)gs, a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iours are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people (allport, 1985) Affe(cid:272)t, (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour, (cid:272)og(cid:374)itio(cid:374) (cid:894)a(cid:271)(cid:272)"s of a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual(cid:895) A field must adopt a set of values and methods to be considered a scientific field. A scientific method is systematic observation, description, and analysis. Three of these values are: accuracy, objectivity (removing bias, skepticism. Developed at the end of the 19th century.
