PSYC 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fundamental Attribution Error, Social Influence, Demand Characteristics
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Scientific study of how people think about, influence and relate to one another. Social psychology and sociology: both studies how people behave in groups. Social psychology: how groups & individuals influence each other. 3 area of focus for social psychology: social thinking, perceptions, self-concept, perceived self-control, beliefs, self-serving biases. Improving self-image: judgments, fundamental attribution error, attitudes, how we feel about things. Influence behavioral tendencies, how we feel, what we believe: social influence, culture. Individualistic/collectivist: conformity, compliance-publicly agree but disagreeing privately, persuasion. Acceptance- publicly and privately agreeing: groups, central- decision, peripheral- emotion, likes/dislikes. Ingroups- affiliate with: outgroups- not a member of, social relations, prejudice, attitude toward groups, aggression, hostile- fists fights. Instrumental-object other than harming person: terrorist attacks: attraction and intimacy, love and friendship, helping, who and when. Social psychology"s big ideas: we construct our social reality. Reality experienced thru subjective interpretations of our beliefs/values/biases: our intuitions are often powerful but sometimes dangerous.