PSYC1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Isolation, Daniel Kahneman, Fritz Heider
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The scientific investigation of how the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual or implied presence of others (allport, 1935) Useful in determining association between variables could be 3rd variable involved. Correlation: extent to which two or more variables are associated with one another (pos/neg: naturalistic observation, observing behaviour as it unfolds in its natural setting, e. g. Barner-barry (1986) observed how young children interact with a bully: archival research. Involves examining archives or public records: e. g. Gordon et al. (2004) examined what children are thankful for pre and post 7/11: surveys. Involves asking people questions about their beliefs, feelings and behaviours: e. g. Faulkner et al. (1997) surveyed how often people give and receive silent treatment". Research systematically manipulates one source of influence while holding others constant: field experiments. Involve the manipulation of variables using unknowing participants in natural settings: e. g. Milgram et al. (1969) examined the influence of a crowd, copying people pointing: lab experiments.
