Chapter One Flashcards
Fundamental axiom of social psychology
situations define us
Social psychology is tripartite because…
It studies social thinking, social influence, and social relations
Difference between social psychology and sociology
Social psychology more focus on individuals, performs more experiments
Difference between social psychology and personality psychology
less on differences among individuals and how people view and affect one another (situational!)
Big ideas in social psychology
Social thinking, social influences, social relations
Thinking, Fast and Slow
System 1 – intuitive; System 2 – deliberate
Theory
integrated set of principles that explain and predict observed events
hypotheses
testable predictions
experimental realism
Is it engaging for the participants?
