PS270 Chapter 1: PS 270 Lesson 1 and Chapter 1 Notes.docx
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This is done through the use of an operational definition of the variables. Applying social psychology (cid:149) discuss how we construct our social reality. o how we react to someone"s insult depends on whether we attribute it to hostility or to a bad day. o when someone"s behavior is consistent and distinctive, we attribute their behavior to their personality. o our beliefs about ourselves also matter. Do we have an optimistic outlook? our answers influence our emotions and actions. how we construe the world, and ourselves, matters. (cid:149) describe the powers and perils of our intuitions. o our intuition shapes our fear (flying=dangerous), impressions (can i trust him), and relationships (does she like me). o our thinking occurs offstage, with the results occasionally displayed onstage. o we intuitively trust our memories more than we should. o we misread our own minds. o we mispredict our own feelings, and future. o in most situations, fast and frugal snap judgments serve us well enough.
