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causal relationship - -Experiments can uncover causal relations between variables
Challenges of research in Social Psychology - -Problems with survey methods (like social desirability bias)Not everythi...
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causal relationship - ✔✔-Experiments can uncover causal relations between variables
Challenges of research in Social Psychology - ✔✔-Problems with survey methods (like social desirability
bias)Not everything is easily tested through an experimentA lot of the existing research has used WEIRD
participantsWestern, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic
sociocultural theory - ✔✔-Theorizes that larger social groups exert a lot of influence on social behavior
of an individualExamples of groups: families, neighborhoods, ethnic groups, nationality, social class, etc.
Social norms = Rules about appropriate behavior
Evolutionary Theory - ✔✔-Theorizes that humans have deep-rooted physical and psychological
dispositions that aid survival and reproductionInterested in how humans are ALIKE, regardless of culture
social learning theory - ✔✔-Theorizes that social behavior is driven by prior learning experiences, and
shaped through reinforcement and punishmentWhen rewarded for certain behaviors (positive or
negative), we are more likely to do them in the futureSearches for causes of behavior in a person's
environment
Theorizes that social behavior is driven by subjective interpretation and perception of events
social cognitive theory - ✔✔-Focuses on internal processes involved in social events:
attentionperceptionprocessingmemory
, There is too much social information to process it all, so we use mental short-cuts (aka "heuristics")Such
selective processing can lead to errors/biasesExample: we process information in a biased way that
flatters ourselves
Natural selection - ✔✔-process in which characteristics that aid in survival are passed onto offspring
3 principles:
Variation (which is random)Heritability (passed on genetically)Differential survival/reproductive success
Sexual selection - ✔✔-Same 3 principles:VariationHeritabilityDifferential reproductive success
Changes in POPULATION (not individuals or organisms)Changes based on mate choice
How does evolutionary Psychology inform Social Psychology? - ✔✔-Advantageous genes that were
heritable (genetically passed down) were passed on to humans who are living todayAdaptations can be
physical, psychological, or behavioral!
Features & characteristics that individuals bring into social situations - ✔✔-
PhysicalAttitudes/preferencesPsychological traitsGenetics/physiologyPast learning experiencesCan be
temporary or permanent
The Situation - ✔✔-Events or circumstances outside the personCan be fleeting events in immediate
environmentCan be long-lasting (e.g., rearing environment)
A major principle of Social Psychology: - ✔✔-behavior equals person times situation
The personMotivation: What drives us - ✔✔-S ocial behavior is goal-oriented!Goals = something one
wishes to achieveGoals exist at multiple levels Some goals help us reach other more important
goalsMotives = goals with a broad scope
Fundamental motive #1: - ✔✔-To establish social tiesOther people are necessary for survival an
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