PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: New Balance, Belongingness, Scientific Method
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Scientific study of the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of individuals in social situations (gilovich et al. , 2012) Scientific study of how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others (allport, 1985) Self-esteem and imagining receiving positive or negative reactions from others. Is the need to belong a biological need: revolutionary argument: belonging improves fitness, the need to belong is universal. It"s found in all cultures across the world. belongingness guides automatic processes: people automatically categorize collections of people as friends or not. If the need is chronically unmet, bad things happen: psychological and physical wellbeing is impacted. Social comparison theory (festinger, 1954: people compare themselves to others to evaluate their own opinions, abilities, and internal states. Improvement in performance produced by the mere presence of others: co-action effects, audience effects.
