PSYA02H3 Chapter 13: [Textbook Note] Chapter 13 - Social Psychology.docx
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People who are socially isolated are more likely to become depressed, ill and to die prematurely. Feeling isolated is as bad for your health as being obese or smoking. Social psychology: the study of the causes and consequences of sociality. Social behaviour: how people change each other; people have 3 basic motivations that make them susceptible to influence. Social cognition: how people understand each other; use information about another person"s affiliations and actions to make judgements & mistakes. Ultra-social: form societies in which large numbers of individuals divide labour and cooperate for mutual benefit: ex: hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, etc. Humans are the champions of survival and reproduction because we are deeply social. Aggression: behaviour whose purpose is to harm another. The idea of aggression is a response to negative effect and may explain why so many act aggressively. Testosterone promotes aggression by making people feel concerned with their status, powerful, and confident in their ability to prevail.
