PSYC1001 Final: Social Psychology
Document Summary
What is social psych: allport; 1935: The scientific investigation of how the thoughts, feeling and behaviours of indiv. are influenced by the actual or implied presence of others": social psych explains the social world w/: Cognition (thought processes: want to know: Is being social important: schachter (1959) studied social isolation : 5 volunteers in windowless room for as long as they could endure. Social isolation can lead to psych distress. ** common sense cannot distinguish b/t coincidence and casualty: difference: social psych uses scientific methods to test their theory. Essential components of science: accuracy; precise info gathering, objectivity; unbiased evaluation of info, scepticism; analytical mindset, open mindedness; willingness to change views if inaccurate. Measure or record thoughts / behaviours in their natural state: naturalistic observation. Behaviour unfolding in natural setting: archival studies. Examining archives of social behaviour: surveys. Asking people q"s about their beliefs / behaviours. * * are useful in determining correlation b/t variables.
