Social Psychology WK 2 - Introduction to Social Psychology

Topics covered in Social Psychology

Threat perception - threat, prejudice, discrimination

Leadership - leadership behaviours, trust and compliance, identity leadership

Science communication - fake news, conspiracy theories

Social context - social norms

Individual and collective interests - zero-sum thinking vs cooperation

Stress and coping - social isolation, intimate relationships

Goal setting

Theory of planned behaviour - goals predict behavioural outcome

Attitude (personal belief of behaviour)

Subjective norms (social view of behaviour)

Perceived behavioural control (personal perception of capacity to carry out behaviour) - this can directly lead to behaviour

Predicts behavioural intention which predicts behaviour

Unconscious thinking affecting goals

Unconsicous goals

Implicit associations (biases)

Habits

Impulsive processes

Social norms

Dual process model of health behaviour

Perceptions either lead to reflective processes (top-down thinking, intentions) or impulsive processes (emotional, habitual etc)

These predict health behaviours

But are also moderated by habits, unconscious biases, cognitive capacity and self-control etc.

Elements outside of our control affecting our behaviour

Political/structural changes

Financial barriers

Personal events

Practical barriers

Political/structural changes can also change behaviour (e.g. COVID-19)