PS270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Psychology, Internal Validity
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Identify what social psychology is and what it is not. Scientific study of how an individual thinks about, influences, and relate to one another in a social environment. This does not mean differences among people. (personality psychology) or theories about societies (sociology) Social relations: everyone reactions are different because everyone"s construct of the world and themselves is unique. Consistent behavior is attributed with personality: intuitions shape fears, impressions, and relationships. Intuitive capabilities affect our automatic processing, implicit memory, heuristics, spontaneous trait inferences, instant emotion, and non-verbal communication. However, inaccurate intuitions can have consequences and vice versa: we are social creatures meaning that relationships are significant to us. In other words, the situation you"re in affects your behavior. Your culture help defines the your situation: our internal attitudes and personality affects our social behaviors, some social behaviors stem from evolutionary roots that helped humans ancestors survive.
