Introduction

Question 1

Social Psychology

Answer 1

Scientific study of the way in which people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviour are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people

looks at the way the environment affects the individual
Ex. How does the individual is affected by social factors like media etc.
-look at in general how they are influenced

Question 2

Sociology

Answer 2

looks at societies and groups

Ex. Aggresion – how are groups influenced by factors like urban vs rural or past vs present

Question 3

Personality psychology

Answer 3

looks at individual differences

Ex. Are there certain types of people that are more aggressive, what traits are more related to aggressiveness

Question 4

Social Influence

Answer 4

The effect that the words, actions,
or mere presence of other people
have on our thoughts, feelings,
attitudes, or behavior

Question 5

Fundamental Attribution Error

Answer 5

We tend to explain people’s behaviour in terms of their personality, and underestimate the influence of the environment

Ex. Store clerk is ignoring you – she is rude – but maybe she is the only one there and she is busy