PSYC 1002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Fundamental Attribution Error, Implicit-Association Test, Social Perception

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1002
• Professor: Bruce Tsuji

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Individual(cid:495)s thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by others. No limited to individual(cid:495)s interactions with others as people can engage in social. Study how people are affected by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others. 1332 hate crimes were reported to police in 2011 as a result of race or ethnicity. Perpetrators were males under the age of 25. Black canadians are most common target of racially oriented hate crimes. Hate crimes targeting members of specific religions, jews are the most frequent victims. Black motorists and pedestrians are 4 times more likely to be stooped than whites in kingston. In 2017, 20% of canadians will be members of visible minorities. 70% were members of a visible minority in 2012. Social psychology (566): is the branch of psychology concerned with the way behavior even when alone. Unlike sociology where they study society at large.