PSY220H1 Lecture : May 16.docx
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1st class social psychology final exam date: june 29. The scientific study of the reciprocal influence of the individual and his or her social environment comprised of measurable attributes. Attitudes behavior---other people (and their thoughts feeling, attitudes and emotion. Social psychology-a foothold in abstract theory and concrete practice. Social psychology is not like chemistry or physics: we traffic in probabilities, likelihood and correlations, rather than absolute laws. Don"t mean it is true for all ppl, but it is greater than chance-extract basic patterns of human behavior-statistical reliable despite the enormous variability. Need to verify common sense, sometimes grandma is wrong-verify ppl"s intuition. Triplett: children work alone or in a group. Zajonc: the presence of others increases arousal measurements. Energizes and facilitates the dominant response the behavior that comes most quickly and easily given a particular stimulus) An audience should improve ur performance on task that r easy for u and hamper ur performance on tasks that are more difficult.