PSYC 360 Midterm: psych 360 exam 1.doc
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Note: the exam will cover chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4. Chapter 1 and lecture on introduction to social psychology: provide a definition of social psychology. Social psychology is the scientific study of how individuals thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by other people. Key components: science, individuals, feelings (affect), behavior, thoughts (cognitive) Major influences: cultural and family background: describe the person by situation approach to studying why people do the things they do, and provide an example. The person by situation approach is where the person has individual traits, attitudes, and beliefs and the situations reward or punish certain behaviors. Example: sexual harassment: describe how research interests in social psychology have been influenced by current events throughout the. Mid 1930 s-50 s- allport, festinger(cognitive dissonance theory), and hitler. More recently- integration : what fundamental motives and fundamental cognitive processes that operate in people were discussed in the book and in class.
