Social Psychology-<\/strong> scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. (Social thinking, Social influence, Social relations)<\/p>\n
Compare and Contrast:<\/u><\/p>\n
Personality Psychology:<\/strong> focuses on individual; how differences in character traits influence behavior<\/p>\n
Sociology:<\/strong> Focuses on group; how various overarching factors (e.g. class conflict, competition btw ethnic groups) influence general patterns of behavior; concerned with topics such as: social class, social structure, and social institutions<\/p>\n
Social Psychology:<\/strong> Focuses on the individual; how a person\u2019s social situations (e.g. other people in the environment, their attitudes and their behaviors) affect that person\u2019s behavior.<\/p>\n
Goals of the scientific method:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Characteristics of the scientific method:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Theory<\/strong>– Integrated set of principles that explain and predict observed events (e.g. obedience to authority)<\/p>\n
Hypothesis<\/strong>-Testable proposition that describes a relationship that may exist between events<\/p>\n
Field Research- <\/strong>Everyday situations (Dutton and Aron Attraction study) Laboratory Research-<\/strong>Controlled situation (Milgrams Obedience study)<\/p>\n
Experimental Research- <\/strong>Seeks clues to cause-effect relationships by manipulating one or more variables<\/p>\n
Positives<\/strong><\/p>\n
Negatives<\/strong><\/p>\n
Correlation Research- <\/strong>Naturally occurring relationships among variables<\/p>\n
Independent Variable- <\/strong>Experimental factor that a researcher manipulates<\/p>\n
Dependent Variable- <\/strong>Variable being measured; depends on manipulations of the independent variable<\/p>\n
Extraneous Variable- <\/strong>Variable that affects the dependent variable and is not the independent variable Experimental Control-<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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