PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Clinical Psychology, Social Constructionism, Social Neuroscience
30 Sep 2013
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Every man is a part of the main, no man is an island. We are interconnected beings that depend on our connections for survival. Social psychology seeks to understand social connecttiond and hoe they influence and are influenced by what we think, feel and do. Social psych also studies how we explain others & our own behaviours. Social psychology is an attempt to understand how the thoughts feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of other human beings (-allport) Single perspectives are anecdotal (subjective or unreliable) and limited. Social psychology uses scientific inquiry, meaning it: collects accurate, error free information, is objective, and bias-free, is empirically collected (collected by using the senses ex. Observation: gathers information following the scientific method, a systematic procedure. Scientific method: technique for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, and correcting previous knowledge. Hypothesis: a (educated guess) testable prediction about conditions under which an event will occur.
