PSY220H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Comparison Theory, Deindividuation, Psychometrics
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Chapter 1: introducing social psychology (page 3 -29) Social psychology the (4) scientific study of how (3) individuals" (2) thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are (1) influenced by other people. Is a field dedicated to understanding the causes and consequences of social interactions b/w ind. Explanation of the 4 aspects of social psychology: Psy take the perspective of individuals in a social setting, rather than focusing on only an objective feature. Social construal how individuals personally interpret or perceive a social situation. Group actions are made up of many actions by ind: scientific study, scientific evidence is necessary before a proposal will be taken seriously. How other people affect us: other people affect how we interpret events, bystander interventions experiments of fake emergencies to generate strangers responses. Psy220 f (summer 2013) jennifer fortune: we compare ourselves w/ others to determine if we are better/worse off them others in particular areas and traits (ex.
