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Soc 319: Sociological Approaches to Social Psychology Tuesday January 20, 2009 What is Social Psychology?
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Social psychology is the scientific and systematic study of the nature and causes of individual behavior, thoughts, and emotions in social settings. (Delamater & Myers, 2007)
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What is Social Psych: Historical Perspectives “The science which studies the behavior of the individual in so far as his behavior stimulates other individuals or is itself a reaction to this behavior.” – F. H. Allport (1924) The scientific study of the ways in which “people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of others.” – G. Allport (1985)
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The “Three Faces” of Social Psychology Psychological SP: individual psychological processes as related to social stimuli; individual differences due to temperament/personality; experimental methods. Psychological sociology (or “social structure and personality” SSP): interplay between social structure and individual thoughts, behaviors, and emotions; survey methods. Symbolic interactionism: face-to-face interaction processes; participant observation and in-depth interviews.
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I. Components of Social Psychology A. Components 1. Scientific and systematic study 2. Individual behavior 3. Thoughts and emotions 4. Determining nature and causes 5. Social settings
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Can We Scientifically Study Thoughts & Feelings, Such as “Love”? How strong do you agree or disagree with the following? I would do almost anything for _______. (caring) I would greatly enjoy being confided in by ______. (intimacy) If I could never be with _____, I would feel miserable. (attachment). If ______ were feeling badly, my first duty would be to cheer him (her) up. (giving) I feel that I can confide in ______ about virtually everything. (intimacy) I think that _____ is unusually well-adjusted. I have great confidence in ______’s good judgment. I think that _____ is one of those people who quickly wins respect.
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Determining “Cause” is not Easy… ? Obesity Low self- esteem
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I. What is Social Psych (cont’d) 5. Social settings a. Impact of one individual on another individual b. Impact of a group on its members c. Impact of individual members on the group d. Impact of one group on another group
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