PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Prosocial Behavior, Cultural Intelligence, Social Perception
Document Summary
We are social creatures reflects the importance of social psychology. We have a relatively larger neocortex i. e. outermost layer of the brain which is thought to be responsible for many social processes we engage in. We learn through imitation and eventually innovate. Social thinking how we think about one another, and how this influences how we think about ourselves. Social influence how we influence others i. e. how we persuade. Social interaction and person perception how quickly do we judge and why. Attitudes and persuasion how do these predict our behavior. Group processes what is a social group, and how are we affected by the presence of other people around us. If both are non-(cid:272)ategori(cid:272)al (cid:894)i. e. , (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:374)ti(cid:374)uous(cid:863)(cid:895) correlation. If one is categorical t-test, with the categorical variable as the independent variable. William james and wundt redefined social psychology. Wundt known for trying to make psychology into an experimental science first psychology labs.
