Intro To Social Flashcards
To be able to interpret each terms
the scientific study of the feeling, thoughts and behaviors of individuals in social situations
Social Psychology
seeks to understand and explain how the thought, feeling and behavior of inds influenced the actual pressnce of others
social psychology
stresses individual differences in behavior,traits and dispositions
personality psychology
It studies how people think,perceive and remember
cognitive psychology
It is the study of behavior of people in aggregate ,institutions, groups, mass, movements, and populations
Sociology
it is the study of culture or group’s shared practices or way of life.
Anthropology
It often study policies and laws of gov’ts and social institutions.
Economics and political science
first social psychologists in history
Aristotle and Plato
It refers to the consequences of the presence of others on individual performance.
social facilititation
first book in social psychology
Social Psychology: An Outline and Source book
author of Social Psychology: An Outline and Source book
Edward Ross
Who wrote Introduction Social Psychology?
William McDougall
Three major domains of socpsy:
Social Thinking
Social influence
Social Relations
we learn about our abilities and attitudes by comparing ourselves with other people.
Social comparison theory
What do you call this one: you compare yourself with people whom we de to be socially better than us in some way.
Downward social comparison
