PSYC 2120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Literature Review, Social Constructionism, Operational Definition
12 Sep 2016
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Gordon w. allport 1954 an attempt to understand + explain how the thought, feelings and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of other human beings. Using scientific method to objectively collect data free of bias. Scientific method: a technique for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, and/or correcting previous knowledge. Hypothesis: a testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur. Social psychology: a scientific study of the way in which a person"s thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by the real, imagined or implied presence of others. How we think, feel and act in the social world. How our attitudes and behaviour shape the social world. Self-presentation: how people work to convey certain images of themselves to others. Social perception: how people form impressions of and make inferences about other people and events in the social world.
