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Intro to social psychology - Coggle Diagram
Intro to social psychology
Scientific study of how people's thought, feelings and behavior are influenced by actual, imagined or implied presence of others
Kurt Lewin
B = f(P,E)
Major points
scientific study - accuracy, objectivity, skepticism & open-mindness
4 themes
individual influence individual
individual influence group
group influence individual
group influence group
2 goals - survival & reproduction
studies nature & causes of social behavior
cognitive processes behind influences
Fundamental axioms of SP
People construct their own reality
social influence is pervasive
Other related fields
sociology
anthropology
political psychology
economics
biology & neuroscience
media
SP Research
Objectives
Describing reality in accurate and precise terms
Identifying correlation between variables
Testing existing theories and also developing new ones
Discovering causes of some behaviour or event
Helping in solving social problems
Methods
Experimental method
Observation method
Correlation method
Interview and questionnaire
sociometry