intro

Question 1

social psychology philosophical roots

Answer 1

aristoteles, plato :narture vs nature

rene decarte: dualism (mind is seperate from the body)

Question 2

floyd allport

Answer 2

founder of social psychology

emphais on the individual

Question 3

what does social psychology focus on

Answer 3

it focus on metal process and behaviour of individuals in a social context

Question 4

social psychology assumes ….

Answer 4

that behviours have a porpose

that is goal oriented rather then them completely random

it is not random that you chose to go on a date tonight

Question 5

kurt lewin :field theory

Answer 5

B= f (p, s )

s/e enviroment

Question 6

three levels of analysis for explaining social behaviours or experiences

Answer 6

evolutionary: psychological characteristics that are universal are evolved

individual: factor related to a particular person’s experiences and learning history

-cognitive revolution: internal mental representations guide behaviour

our social/culture context shapes how we think and behave

Question 7

social pshycology as a science

Answer 7

-focus on description, explenation and prediction

-empirical evidence

-empirical based on observation data rather than logical reasoning

-uses scientific methods

Question 8

diagram

Answer 8

theory > prediction(hypothasis) > reserch to test the prediction (experiment):

prediction conformed

or

prediction disconfirmed >theory is modified or rejected

Question 9

hindsight bias

Answer 9

when people belive they could have accuratly predicted the occurrence of an actual event if they had been ask to predict before it occur

Question 10

historical reason for social phycology

Answer 10

tries to explain the horrors of WWII