introducere Flashcards
What is the falsification principle? (Karl Popper)
The note that a science should attempt to disprove a theory
What are some characteristics of a good scientific theory?
- Explains known observable reality
- Predictive: allows for testable hypotheses that cannot be derived from a different theory
What methods do we use to study social psychology?
- observational studies
- archival studies
- correlational studies, surveys
- experiments
What does social psychology study?
It studies social (an individual in a situation) and cognitive (a situation in an individual) processes that shape human behaviour
What is behaviourism?
The notion that human behaviour can be shaped by and predicted from a configuration of positive and negative reinforcements present in the environment
What is Gestalt?
It studies how social environment is represented in human mind and how social representations shape behaviours
What is Gestalt in your own words?
How a social event looks like in our mind and how social situations influence our behaviour. So it is all about that cognitive work that is carried out in our mind as a result of social situations.
What are the 2 aspects that social psychology studies?
Social and cognitive
What is the social aspect of social psychology?
The influence that a social situation and the presence of others have on an individual
What is a gender stereotype?
Expectations that certain features, roles and behaviours are characteristic of and appropriate for men vs women
What is prejudice?
A negative evaluation of and negative affect towards a group
What is gender bias?
A prejudice and discrimination against groups defined by gender
