CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSCYHOLOGY
WHat is social psychology
- social influence
- the effect that the words actions or mere presence of other people have on our thoughts feelings attitudes or behavior
Social pscyhology, philosophy, science and common sense:
- social pscyhology explores them scientifically
- social psychos predict behavior by forming hypotheses and testing them scientifically
Personality psychology
- focus on individual differences
- ignores the role played by social influence
other social sciences
- broad social, economic, political, historical factors influence events in a given society
social psychology
The Power of the situation: