Module 1 socpsy

Social Psychology (Allport)

seeks to understand and explain how the thought, feeling, and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others

Social Psychology (Myers)

scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate with one another

Social Psychology (general definition)

scientific discipline in psychology that seeks to understand an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors from the social perspective

Personality Psychology

emphasizes individual differences, behaviors, traits, and dispositions

Cognitive Psychology

focuses on how people think, learn, perceive, and remember

Sociology

study of behavior of people in aggregate: institutions, groups, mass movements, populations

Anthropology

study of culture or group’s shared practices or way of life

Economics and Political Science

study of policies and laws of governments and social institutions

Aristotle

According to this person the person’s nature is inherently social

Plato

According to this person, people form social groups because they serve a function

Norman Triplett (1897)

1st recorded social experiment (social facilitation) – cyclists and children performed better when competing than when alone

Edward Ross (1908)

wrote Social Psychology: An Outline and Sourcebook (first book in social psychology, American sociologist)

William McDougall (1908)

wrote Introduction to Social Psychology (British psychologist)

Leon Festinger (1954)

Social Comparison Theory: people evaluate themselves by comparing with others

Leon Festinger (1957)

Cognitive Dissonance Theory: people are motivated to reduce dissonance by changing attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors

David Myers (2010)

conceptualized 3 major domains of social psychology

Socialization and the Development of the Self

instincts are controlled and transformed into socially acceptable behaviors through internalizing norms and values

Social Representations Theory - Serge Moscovici (1961)

shared knowledge that helps people make sense of their social and material environment

Minority Influence Theory - Serge Moscovici (1974)

minorities can, under certain conditions, influence majorities

Social Identity Theory - Henri Tajfel & John Turner

individuals derive part of their self-concept from their group memberships

Relational Orientation-David Y. F. Ho (1993)

personality alone cannot predict social behavior; social relations are central

Indigenous Psychology (Sikolohiyang Pilipino)

protest against colonization, emphasizes Filipino identity, social awareness, culture, language, and national consciousness