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social psychology is

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is an attempt to understand and explain how the thought, feeling, and behaviour of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implies presence of others.

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COP

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c= content
O= organisation
P= process
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what is feeling?

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feeling = affect, how we feel in certain situations

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what is behaviour

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behaviour is observable effects. what did she do?

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intrapersonal

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part of the person

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interpersonal and situational

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relationships between the person and the immediate social environment

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positional

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behaviours are affected by social forces external to the situation

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ideological

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behaviour depends on general views in wider society

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sources for research

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  • observe everyday life
  • improve on past theories
  • resolve conflicts
  • seeing metaphors
  • solving practice problems
  • serendipity
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2 Methods

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quantitive and qualitative

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quantitive

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things we count. to describe and predict. how much? how many?

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qualitative

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uses non numeric characteristics to describe and predict. , common themes

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between group design

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random sample

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what do we do when decision making?

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weigh risks against benefits

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what is ethical codes

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codes help guide difficult decisions and ensure that a reasonable standard of professional.

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what is considered with ethical codes?

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  • competency to conduct research
  • vulnerability of participants
  • informed consent
  • voluntary participation
  • privacy
  • confidentiality
  • debriefing and follow-up
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what is schema ?

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describes a pattern of thought or behavior that organizes categories of information and the relationships among them - guides behaviour

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what is self concept?

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an idea of the self constructed from the beliefs one holds about oneself and the responses of others.

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what is reflected appraisal?

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Reflected appraisal is a concept that suggests that our self‐image corresponds with how we believe other people see us.

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what is reflected appraisal?

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Reflected appraisal is a concept that suggests that our self‐image corresponds with how we believe other people see us. or self concept comes from how we perceive others perceive us therefore also known as the “looking glass” self

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what is social comparison?

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comparing ourselves to similar others —- process involves people coming to know themselves by evaluating their own attitudes, abilities, and traits in comparison with others.

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what is social identity theory?

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part of me is we - Social identity refers to the ways that people’s self-concepts are based on their membership in social groups.. e.g sports teams

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is self concept a schema?

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no self concept is a set of beliefs people have of themselves. self schema is generalisation of oneself which guides self related info

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individualist culture

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the self is unique, separate from society. The individuals main task is to promote own goals and expressing oneself

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collectivist culture

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the self is embedded in society. The individuals main task is promoting group goals, fitting in, belonging.

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self esteem

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An affective component of the self, consisting of positive and negative self evaluations

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better than average effect

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we are going to rate ourselves above average, tend to think of yourself slightly better than comparative students.

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dunning Kruger effect

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low ability = overestimation of ones ability

High ability = much lower estimation of ones ability.

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self affirmation theory

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reassure yourself when your self esteem has been threatened

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self presentation

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“peoples attempts to convey information about or images of themselves to others”

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terror management theory

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How that fear influences human thinking and behavior

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sociometer theory of self esteem

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Sociometer theory proposes that self-esteem is a psychological gauge of the degree to which people perceive that they are relationally valued and socially accepted by other people.

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self discrepancy theory

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describes how individuals are likely to experience discomfort when they are holding conflicting or incompatible beliefs about themselves.

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