PSYC 170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Fritz Heider, Leon Festinger, Fundamental Attribution Error
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Not a big fan of email talk face to face: can talk before class come to 11 -351 or after class. 3 tests (multiple choice + short answer) + short paper + research extra credit (up to 4 hours = 2 points on grade) Take notes powerpoints aren"t that full. No need to know names, dates, statistics or exact numbers: need to know majority/minority etc. Recommend: office hours, review sessions the night before the exam. Read material in textbook before each class. Social psychology: an attempt to understand and explain how the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. Four goals of science: understand, explain, predict, control (behavior is too complex to control) Social influence: can be done through social media (facebook facebook use predicts declines in subjective well-being, can influence voting (obama"s dream team)
