100 years of social psychology Flashcards
Tripplet 1898
Riders were faster when paced…
225 participants
results for 40 children presented
20 were faster when in competition, 10 no change 10 slower
Triplett concluded that ‘the bodily presence of another contestant participant simultaneously in the race serves to liberate latent energy not ordinarily available’
Lippman- stereotypes
The world is too big, too complex, partial and adequate way of representing the world
Katz procedure
25 students asked to list as many specific characteristics or traits as were thought typical of the following groups:
Germans, Italians, Irish, English, “Negroes”, Jews, Americans, Chinese, Japanese and Turks
Picked all traits necessary and listed 5 most typical
Conclusion- racial prejudice is thus a generalised set of stereotypes of a high degree of consistency- led to stereotypes being studied as a legitimate topic of study
Goldberg paradigm
Goldberg (1968) Are women prejudiced against women? Transaction
6 articles assessed by women for value, persuasiveness and profundity, writing style, professional competence, professional status and ability to sway reader
John T McKay, or Joan T Mckay
In all fields males were rated higher than females
Breadth of approaches in social psychology NEW TOPIC
What was the crisis?
Too individualistic e.g. conformity, authoritarian personality, dogmatism
Too positivistic- Belief in the scientific method to determine truth and facts- can we really be objective? interpretation is often subjective…
The resolutions?
More social approach- focus on culture and intergroup relationships- social identity perspective- RCT social identity theory (fein and spencer)
The rise of critical psychology- how people understand the world- subjectivity- social world made by people, knowledge constructed through peoples meaning, knowledge is contingent on time and cultural location—— MAKES NO CLAIM TO BE OBJECTIVE postmodernist.
