W1 - Lecture 1 Flashcards
What do social psychologists care about?
The interaction between the individual and their social context.
- How does the individual understand their social situation?
- How does one’s social situation influence
What is Gordon Allport’s definition of social psychology? What is interesting about it?
Social psychology is the scientific attempt to understand and explain how the thought, feeling, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.
Why do some people say that there is no such thing as self-perception? How does this link to Sartre’s quote “hell is other people”?
Because we view and try to understand each other through other people’s perceptions of us. Sartre
***Why might we need social psychology even if we spend so much time inwards analyzing our behaviors?
Our analysis is not always accurate. We are bad at self-reporting and predicting what will make us happy.
What is affective forecasting?
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Briefly describe/explain the dorm study:
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Briefly describe/explain the tenure decisions research:
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What is the ultimatum game? Why are the results of this game surprising?
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What is an example of emotional contagion?
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Explain the controversial Facebook experiment. What does it suggest about the importance of social psychology?
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What are the different factors that suggest that we may need social psychology?
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What is disgust sensitivity and how is it related to political conservatism?
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What are the three facts of life and what does each fact mean?
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What is Darwin’s “big idea”?
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Briefly explain evolution by natural selection:
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