Sociology 2233 Chapter Notes -Leon Festinger, Social Cognition, Safe Sex
27 Jul 2013
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Definition: scientific study of the way in which people"s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people. Social influence, one person tries to change another person"s bhvr through persuasion. Mere presence (of family, friends) influences us decisions that would make them proud of us. Social psychologists interested in studying how and why our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are shaped by the entire social environment. Sociology: provides general laws and theories about societies, not individuals. Construal: way in which people perceive, comprehend, and interpret the social world. Soc psych concerned w/ how ppl are influenced by this and their social world. Final verdict depends on how each jury construes evidence presented (e. g. , despite dna evidence, o. j. Simpson not guilty vs winnipeg murder: dna evidence contaminated but guilty) Na ve realism: conviction all of us have that we perceive things as they really are . Assume other reasonable people see things same way we do.
