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Social and Multicultural Psychology
PSYCH/620
Social and Multicultural Psychology
People are uniquely weird and wonderful, but how do they become this way, are their
proximity or association with other people responsible for their weird or wonderfulness? Social
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and Multicultural Psychology seeks to explain the influence of people on one another. While
there are similarities between Social Psychology and Multicultural Psychology, there are also
differences. These similarities and differences have both evolved from research. Researchers
adjust their research and use different strategies depending on what they are studying, regardless
of it focusing on Social or Multicultural Psychology.
Social Psychology
The field of Social Psychology focuses on investigating how and why people influence
one another (Fiske, 2014). Things that are influenced come in the form of thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors. These things may be influenced by the presence of people, even if the presence is
implied or imagined (Fiske, 2014). There have been many researchers who have attempted to
explain this, but the one who stands out most prominently for this student is Milgram and his
studies surrounding authority and obedience.
Milgram wanted to explain how genocide could have occurred because most were
claiming they were just following their superior’s orders. He set up an experiment with a
‘confederate’ who pretended to be shocked. An authority figure would ask the participants to
increase the voltage gradually for every wrong answer they gave. The man being ‘shocked’
acted as though he were in serious pain, yet when the authority figure was in the room, most
participants carried through with the ‘shocks’ anyway. This was a controversial study, there are,
however, other ways modern (and more ethical) researchers are studying Social Psychology.
Research Strategies
There are three primary research strategies Social Psychologist employ: descriptive
research, correlation research, and experimental research (Fiske, 2014). Descriptive strategies
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