PSYC 2084 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Kurt Lewin, Trait Theory, Social Influence
16 Mar 2019
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The scientific study of the way people"s thought, feeling, and behaviors are influenced by other people/social situation: can be influenced by the actual situation or the perceived situation. Social influence: we can"t survive without other people. Social psychology vs common sense: can learn a great deal but "common sense" can be contradictory. "birds of a feather flock together vs also opposites attract" "out of sight out of mind vs distance makes the heart grow stronger" Stanley milgram - shock studies - wanted to know - obedience study but faked as learning study. Sociology - broad, social, economic, political, and historical factors influencing society: how do parents influence where their children will end up. Psyc 2084 introduction: behavior = person (personality) + situation, ex. Hallmark social psychology studies - stanford county prison study. If you put good people in bad places, will the people remain, or will they be corrupted.
