Lecture 1

Question 1

We aim to understand the social behaviour of individuals by what two things?

Answer 1

The internal characteristics of the person (e.g., personality)

The external influences (e.g., effect of the social situation)

Question 2

What are the fundamental axioms of social psychology?

Answer 2

1. Humans construct their own reality (your view of reality is shaped by cognitive and social processes
2. Social influence is pervasive (other people influences your thoughts, feelings and behaviour)

Question 3

What is communal sharing?

Answer 3

• like a category and all elements are equal.

* relationships based upon some notion that all members are equal and undifferentiated