PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-6: Lake Wobegon, Milgram Experiment, The Automatic
11 Dec 2012
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Gordon allport: attitides most useful and important. Social psychology= scientific study of how people affect and are affected by others. Norman triplett 1897 indiana university presence of another releases competitive instinct increases performance. Max ringelman 1880 french when group size increases, individual performance decreases. 1908 first social psychology book , edward ross then. Early 20th century two main ideas stand out: concept + self situation. Milgram experiment about following orders by inducing pain to others. 1950-60"s psychology divided: rewards and punishments indivuals experiences. 1970-80"s study of simple cognitive processes (eg attribution theory) ~> social cognition. Kurt lewin: behaviour is a function of person + Behaviorism: explain all of psych in terms of. Broad understanding of social factors that influence how people think, act, feel. Affect: how people feel indide (about themselves, others, issues) Cognition: what people think about (themselves, others, issues) + what are the influences of personal and situational factors on those abc.
