PSY 124- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 62 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Social psychology (cid:498)the scientific study of the way in which people(cid:495)s thoughts, people(cid:499) feelings, and actions are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other. Power of the situation: classroom full of strangers, unfamiliar material, unfamiliar instructor, evaluation apprehension, social comparison. 7 general themes attributions, etc: reality is socially constructed. Our take on the world is shaped by our personality, attitudes, upbringings, Our behavior influences the behavior of others thus we create and influence our social environment. E. g. , rose colored glasses vs. debbie downer: intuition is powerful and often inaccurate! Trust the inner mind, the unconscious, automatic processing that goes on (cid:498)go with your gut(cid:499) and (cid:498)trust your instincts(cid:499) behind the scenes. We are overly confident in the accuracy of our memories. We deny being affected by things that influence us. things: social influences shape our behavior. Life isn(cid:495)t as simple as good people do good things and bad people do bad. Hazel markus (cid:498)people are, above all, malleable(cid:499)
