Social psych

Question 1

whats social psych?

Answer 1

The scientific investigation of how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others’.(Allport, 1954, p.5

Question 2

Diffs and sims between social and personality psych?

Answer 2

Both focus on the individual

• Differences:•Social psychology: How individuals view and affect one another
• Personality psychology: Differences between individuals; thoughts, emotions, behaviours, etc

Question 3

Research areas of social psych?

Answer 3

Social thinking, social influence, relations and people in groups

Question 4

When was modern social psych developed?

Answer 4

late 19th century

•Social psychology employs the scientific method to study behaviour.

Question 5

Who was the 1st psychologist who ever conducted a laboratory experiment in the field of social psychology?

What he look at?

Answer 5

Norman Tripplet (1898

• Social facilitation effect

Question 6

What’s the Social facilitation effect?

Answer 6

improvement in performance produced by the mere presence of others

Question 7

What did Kurt Lewin do in 1946?

Answer 7

• Developed Field theory

•Human social behaviour can only be understood when both characteristics of the individual and features of the environment are considered.

Question 8

What are the 4 principles in social psych? (Kenrick, Neuberg, & Cialdini, 2006)

Answer 8

• Social behaviour is purposive
• Dispositional and individual influences
• Influenced by how people view or interpret situations
• Cultural