Module 1 - Social Psychololgy and Social Motives

social psychology

scientific investigation of how thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by actual/imagined/implied presence of others

cultural psychology

the study of how people are shaped by cultures

levels of explanation

intrapersonal

interpersonal and situational

positional

idealogical

intrapersonal

analysis of psychological processes to do with peoples representation and organisation of their experience of the social environment

interpersonal and situational

analysis of interindividual interaction within circumscribed situations. focus is on the dynamics of relations between specific individuals at a specific time and in a specific situation

positional

analysis of interindividual interaction in specific situations but with the role of social position outside the situation taken into consideration

idealogical

analysis of interindividual interaction that considers the role of general social beliefs and of social relations between groups

social anthropology

 study of human behaviour in societies and culture

cross-cultural psychology

study of certain psychological processes that are the same across cultures

non experimental methods

direct observation

case studies

archival

surveys

field studies

experimental methods

controlled test (effect of variable a on variable b)

lab vs field

lab studies

field studies

more realistic study

observing people in their natural setting

archival studies

rely on historical or previously collected data

have to make do with whatever data is already there

primary motives

biological/innate

(need to survive)

hunger, sleep, thirst, warmth, oxygen, shelter, sex

secondary motives

social/learned

achievement, affiliation, power, nurturance, aggression

fiskes core social motives

belonging

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belonging

the need for strong stable relationships

understanding

understanding environment, need for shared meaning and prediction

controlling

need for perceived contingency between behaviour and outcomes

enhancing self

need for viewing self as basically worthy or improvable

trusting

need for viewing others as basically benign

cognitive motives

understanding

controlling

affective motives

enhancing self

trusting

short term effects of rejection

lowered self esteem

social anxiety

disruptive and aggressive behaviour

less time spent on task

negative teacher interactions

long term effects of rejection

academic failure

truancy

drop out

delinquency

substance abuse

relationship problems

maslows hierarchy of needs

physiological

safety

love and belonging

esteem

self actualisation