PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Clinical Psychology, Behaviorism, Evolutionary Psychology

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Michael Sullivan

Document Summary

Chapter 1: social psychology is the scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context. It works with a great variety of attitudes and contexts, rather than exclusively to particular domains. Focuses on the psychology of the individual. The social context: it concerns other people or is influenced by other people. 3: social psychologists study a large variety of fascinating questions about people and their social worlds. The scope and relevance of these questions to so many important aspects of our lives make social psychology applicable to many careers and interests. Social psychology vs sociology: social psychology concentrates in studying the individual whereas sociology concentrates in group behavior. Social psychology vs clinical psychology: clinical psychologists studies disorders and difficulties; whereas social psychologists concentrate in the ways individuals behave. Social psychology vs personality psychology: personality psychology seeks to understand differences between individuals that remain relatively stable across a variety of situations, whereas social psychology seeks to understand.