PSYC 2310 Lecture : Social Psychology Review.docx

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Social psychology-the scientific study of the way in which a person"s thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by real or imagined presence of other people. It is the study of social thinking, influences, relatedness, imaginary others. Science-empirical method to understanding phenomenon, adopt a set of values. Cycled harder against others due to social facilitation. Floyd allport-wrote an important textbook on the interaction of individuals in their social context. Wwii-increased knowledge in social psychology because people wondered what cause of behaviour could lead people to commit such atrocities. Gordon allport-studied prejudice and began the establishment of the society for the psychological study of social issues. Mostly we describe ourselves in terms of our self-concept (likes/dislikes and what we know about ourselves) and self-awareness ( i and me ). Self includes the body, social identity and as an active agent making decisions.