Intro to social psych Flashcards
(14 cards)
what other areas does social psychology link to?
anthropology (study of human culture)
psychoanalysis
What is the scientific method? - for hypothesis
formulate hypothesis
operationalise
check for validity and reliability
either disapprove or support hypothesis
what are some examples of non-experimental methods?
archival research
case studies
surveys
What is the best method to study social psych?
having a large number of ppts
use of correlations
What is one potential ethical issue in social psych?
observing people in ‘real word’ contexts
limits possibility for obtaining informed consent and giving a debrief
what are meta theories?
set theories within broader theoretical views about human nature
what are 5 examples of meta theories?
behaviourism
cognitive theories
social neuroscience
evolutionary theories
personality theories
What are the 2 main critiques of social psychology?
- overly reductionist
- overly positivist (too much emphasis on science)
Where does social psych have its origins?
in folk psychology in Germany
emergence of collective minds in groups
What did William McDougall come up with?
the inherited group mind
What did Mead come up with to contrast Freud?
the dramaturgical self
What was classed as the first social psychology experiment?
Triplett’s fishing reel study in 1898
What did Floyd Allport (1924) argue?
that social psychology had to become an experimental science if it was to be taken seriously as a discipline
What are some examples of famous social psych studies?
sherif (1965) robber’s cave study
Asch (1951) line study
Milgram (1963) obedience study
Zimbardo (1971) stanford prison study
