Research Methods

Question 1

define social psych

Answer 1

scientific study of how individuals think, feel, behave.

Question 2

compared to sociology

Answer 2

social psych is to ID universal properties of human nature.

socio = group level. social psych = more about idnividal.

Question 3

compared to personality

Answer 3

personality = individuals and the way we thinka nd behave. stability. social = how context affect individual.

Question 4

normal triplett

Answer 4

group processes

Question 5

max ringelman

Answer 5

group processes

Question 6

william mcdougall

Answer 6

first textbook. interaction w individual in social context

Question 7

edward ross

flow allport

Answer 7

first textbooks

Question 8

hitler

Answer 8

spurred socio-psych research

Question 9

kurt lewin

Answer 9

father of social psych.

recognized interplay btw internal and external.

Question 10

social congition

- cold perspective

Answer 10

how we perceive, remember, interpret info about self and others.
- cold bc cognition, not emotions.

Question 11

construct validity

Answer 11

measure what you expected to.

Question 12

experiencing & reporting

Answer 12

interval - regular intervals.
signal - receive signal, talk about behaviour you did at that point in time
event - report on designated behaviour every time it occurs.

Question 13

ethnography

Answer 13

attempt to understand group/culture by observing form inside without imposing pre-conceived notions.