SOCPSY 1Z03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Impression Formation, Circular Reasoning, Social Exchange Theory

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SOCPSY 1Z03 - Reading Notes – Ch. 1 Textbook
What is Social Psychology?
*Social Psychology – the systematic study of the nature and causes of
human social behaviour
Three Main Components:
1. Human Social Behaviour
Individuals’ activities in the presence of others and in particular situations
The processes of social interaction between two or more persons
Relationships among individuals and the group to which they belong
2. Exploring the Causes of such behaviour
interested in understanding why people do certain things
theory is crucial for the prediction and control of social behaviour
3. Studying behaviour in a systematic fashion
Using the scientific methods and formal research methodologies
Core Concerns of Social Psychology
1. The impact that one individual has on another
2. the impact that a group has on its individual members
3. the impact that individual members have on the groups to which they
belong
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4. the impact that one group has on another group
5. the impact of social context and social structure and groups and
individuals
Theoretical Perspectives in Social Psychology
*Theory – a set of interrelated propositions that organizes and explains a set
of observed phenomena.
*Middle-range theories – identify the conditions that produce specific social
behaviour
*Theoretical Perspectives – offer general explanations for a wide array of
social behaviours in a variety of situations
Symbolic Interactionism
Also known as symbolic interaction theory
Society is produced and reproduced through our interactions with others
by means of language and our interpretation of that language
Three main premises:
We act toward things on the basis of their meanings
Meanings are not inherent but are negotiated in interaction with
others
Meanings can be modified and changed through interaction
Negotiation of Meaning – through interaction, learning/coming to a
cooperative action
For smooth interaction among people, there must be some consensus
with respect to the situated identity – who one is in relation to the others
in the situation – of each person.
Every person involved in the interaction must know who they are in
the situation and who the other people are
The Self in Relationship to others
Self is also a social object and its meaning is developed in
interaction
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*social psychology the systematic study of the nature and causes of human social behaviour. Individuals" activities in the presence of others and in particular situations. The processes of social interaction between two or more persons. Using the scientific methods and formal research methodologies. *theory a set of interrelated propositions that organizes and explains a set of observed phenomena. *middle-range theories identify the conditions that produce specific social behaviour. *theoretical perspectives offer general explanations for a wide array of social behaviours in a variety of situations. Society is produced and reproduced through our interactions with others by means of language and our interpretation of that language. We act toward things on the basis of their meanings. Meanings are not inherent but are negotiated in interaction with others. Meanings can be modified and changed through interaction. Negotiation of meaning through interaction, learning/coming to a cooperative action.

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