1 - Introduction

Question 1

What is social psychology?

Definitions

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Answer 1

The scientific study of…

1. how people think about, influence, and relate to one another
2. effects of social and cognitive processes on how people interact with others
3. how the real or imagined presence of others influences people’s thoughts/feelings/behaviours

Social psychology is a science

Studies our thoughts (cognitive processes), our feelings (affect), and our behaviour

How we influence/are influenced by other people (Social processes)

People can be real and present or not

Question 2

What I