Social psych - overview Flashcards
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What is social psychology?
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Scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in a social context
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Social thinking?
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Attitudes - how we perceive ourselves and others.
3
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Social influence?
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Culture; pressure to conform; groups; persuasion
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Social relations?
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Prejudice; love and attraction; aggression; helping.
5
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Triplett?
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History - 1898 - competition machine
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What is Organisational Psychology?
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A field that seeks knowledge of behaviour in organisational settings by studying individual, group, and organisational processes.
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Hawthorne Studies?
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Worker effectiveness depends on the physical aspects of working conditions AND on the social conditions they encounter.
