Lecture 1 Flashcards
What is social psychology?
The scientific investigation of how the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others
Outline Behaviourism theory
Idea that all behaviours are acquired through conditioning, and conditioning occurs through interaction with the environment
Outline Radical Behaviourism
Behaviours associated with positive situations or outcomes are repeated
Outline Neo-Behaviourism
Intervening constructs such as beliefs, feelings and motives play a role in behaviour
Outline Social Learning Theory
The idea that learning occurs through observation, imitation and modelling and is influenced by factors such as attention, motivation, attitudes and emotions
What are the two main strands of Social Psychology?
Psychological and Sociological
Logical empiricism focuses on…
Scientific methodology
What is a key critique of social psychology?
Context
What are demand characteristics?
Where subjects subconsciously change their behaviour to fit their interpretation of the aims of the experiment
