PSY 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Influence, Psych, Psy
21 Jun 2020
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What is social psych: imagined presence of other people. Study of how human thoughts feelings, behaviours are influenced by the real or. Social influence: the effect that the words, actions, or mere presence of other. Level of analysis of social psychology: looking at individual in broader context people has. Our social intuitions are very powerful but can also mess us up. Personal attitudes and dispositions also shape behaviour. Social psychology"s principles are applicable in everyday life. People tend to underestimate the situation and overestimate personality. When we underestimate it increases personal vulnerability to influence, lulls us into lowering our guard, over simplify complex situations, decrease understanding of true causes, blame the victim. People are influenced by their social situations as they perceive them. Emphasis on construal, the way people interpret the social situation, has roots in. Importance off the subjective way an object appears in people"s minds.
