Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Eyewitness Memory, Scientific Method, Scientific Control

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The fact that social psychology permeates your life makes it relevant but it doesn"t make it obvious or intuitive. Military recruits put through the rigors of bootcamp. Man wants asking woman to donate time and volunteer why. Stereotypes- every social group has some negative stereotypes that aren"t. Is it possible to be predjudice and not even know true. Some people think that social psychology is common sense and we can use intuition to understand social behavior. Video shows why the scientific method: impartial observation of behavior under carefully controlled conditions is a much better tool then intuition for answering research questions. Wanted to find the most effective strategy in helping women to cope with breast cancer. One option was peer discussion groups in which women with breast cancer would gather together and discussed shared experiences, its not psychotherapy but there is a trained facilitator who encourages the women to share their feelings.

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