PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stanley Milgram, Gordon Allport, Floyd Henry Allport
15 Sep 2018
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No human can survive without other human beings. Scientific study of the way in which a person"s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people. Humanities have a different understanding of other world because they don"t use empirical studies. Psychology = unit is the individual; sociology = unit is a member of a social class. Affect (attitude/attraction), behaviour, cognition (abc approach of human) Look at the effect of the presence of other on your behaviour whether it is real or imagined. A set of value and methods to be considered a scientific field. About how we go about to answer questions. Objectivity (there is no research that is fully objective) Scientific method is systematic observations, description, and measurement. Developed at the end of 19th century. Takes into account of the presence of the others. Facilitate a performance when the others present. Only happens when we are very well rehearsed.
