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Psyc. 325 Social Psychology

Psyc. 325 Social Psychology. Instructor: Dr. Justin Buckingham. What is Social Psychology?. The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Social Thinking. How do we think about ourselves and others? How do we form impressions of others?

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Psyc. 325 Social Psychology

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  1. Psyc. 325 Social Psychology Instructor: Dr. Justin Buckingham

  2. What is Social Psychology? • The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another.

  3. Social Thinking • How do we think about ourselves and others? • How do we form impressions of others? • How do our thoughts about ourselves and others influence behavior?

  4. Social Influence • How do others influence our behavior? • How do we get others to change their opinions?

  5. Social Relations • What causes people to harm others? • What causes people to help others? • How are friendships formed?

  6. Contrasting Social Psychology to other Fields Interactionism: behavior is produced by a combination of personal and situational factors

  7. Contrasting Social Psychology to other Fields

  8. Kurt Lewin’s Model of Social Behavior (1936) Behavior = Situation X Individual Characteristics • Situation = influences that are external to the individual. • Individual characteristics = influences that are internal to the individual.

  9. An Expanded Model of Social Behavior (Bordens & Horowitz, 2002) Individual Characteristics Intention to behave in a certain way Social behavior Social Perception and Cognition Evaluation of the social situation Input from the social situation

  10. Hindsight Bias • The tendency to overestimate the extent to which you could have predicted currently known outcomes.

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