Social Psychology

Question 1

Strengths of ocial psychology

Answer 1

Social influences have been shown to have a stronger effect than disposition all factors

Approach an provide explanation for a great many phenomenon

Useful in explaining prejudice and discrimination

Often scientific in methods of research

Question 2

Weaknesses of social psychology

Answer 2

Underestimates what people bring to a social situ

Only provides superficial ‘snapshots’ of behaviour and ignores their development

Often uses unrepresentative samples

Often in labs - lacks Eco validity

Question 3

As studies of social psychology

Answer 3

Mil gram - shocks

Piliavin- trains

Reicher and Hallam - prison

Question 4

A2 studies of social psychology

Answer 4

Waxler and Morrison ? (Cancer )

Question 5

Assumptions of social psychology

Answer 5

All behaviour occurs in a social context even when no one else is physically present

A major influence on people’s behaviour , thought processes and emotions are other people and the society they have created

An individual’s behaviour is effected by situational factors