[SOCPSY 1Z03] - Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (20 pages long!)

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Social psychology: the systematic study of the nature and causes of human social behaviour. The interplay between social processes and the individual. Wanted to know more about the holocaust (nazis) Shock experiment ; estimated that 5% max would administer the shock --> over. He could change the compliance rate by changing subtle features of the experiments (e. g. proximity, the person who was in charge) We as a people tend to overplay individual behaviours. Social psychologists are skeptical of personal experience as a means to understanding human social behaviour. Socialization and the social origins of the self. The impact of one individual on another"s behaviour and beliefs (milgram) The impact of a group on a member"s behaviour and beliefs. The impact of a member on a group"s activities and structure. The impact of one group on another group"s activities and structures. Sociology: the scientific study of the development, structure.