One of the central ideas of social psy- attitudes shape behavior and behavior
chology is shapes attitudes.
Given that social thinking, social influ-
ence, and social relations are among the
"big ideas" that are important in social social behavior is also biological behav-
psychology, what in particular is note- ior.
worthy about the concept of social rela-
tions?
One reason you may not study so hard social psychology seems obvious be-
for your first test in this class is because cause of the hindsight bias.
Who is most likely to ask "How do brain,
mind, and behavior function together as a social neuroscientist
one coordinated system?"
An idea such as "a child's gender de-
velopment is directly related to his/her a theory.
cognitive development" could be called
A researcher, interested in whether the
mere presence of others affects individ-
ual behavior, designs a study in which
individuals are asked to make a speech a laboratory experiment.
to either an empty room or a room with
five people in it. This type of study is best
described as .
An investigator, who wishes to study the
attitudes of people in Illinois, identifies
1,000 people in Illinois, taking care that
the percentages of male and female,
young and old, education level, and oc- a representative sample
cupation are the same in the sample as
in the state's total population. What kind
of sample is the investigator trying to
obtain?
I ask you to describe who you are and
you tell me your sex, age, political pref- self-concept
erence, personality traits, and other in-
, formation you think is relevant. You are
describing your
Ed believes that his wife knows how he
feels and what he is thinking just by look-
the illusion of transparency.
ing at him. Social psychologists call this
erroneous belief
Victor walks into the room at a party,
and everyone stares. He is devastatingly
social comparison effects.
handsome. All the other guys feel bad.
One reason could be due to
A person from a collectivist culture would
harmonious relationships.
most likely value
Bruce tells his girlfriend "If you don't tell
me I'm the most good-looking guy you've
ever gone out with, the best dresser, the
narcissism
best dancer, the smartest, and have the
nicest car, I'll have to break up with you."
This reflects Bruce's
Sometimes, when a person has repeat
failure experiences in several different
areas of their life, they feel overwhelmed
with problems, and they feel hopeless to learned helplessness
solve their problems, they lose motiva-
tion to better themselves. This has been
described as
People who act like "social
chameleons"—those who seem to
change behavior and attitudes to fit every high self-monitors.
situation they're in—are generally con-
sidered
Your friend just took a new job. She
meets you for drinks after her first week
on the job and complains about her boss.
This surprises you, because you've nev- distinctive.
er heard her complain about a boss be-
fore, and she rarely complains in general.
chology is shapes attitudes.
Given that social thinking, social influ-
ence, and social relations are among the
"big ideas" that are important in social social behavior is also biological behav-
psychology, what in particular is note- ior.
worthy about the concept of social rela-
tions?
One reason you may not study so hard social psychology seems obvious be-
for your first test in this class is because cause of the hindsight bias.
Who is most likely to ask "How do brain,
mind, and behavior function together as a social neuroscientist
one coordinated system?"
An idea such as "a child's gender de-
velopment is directly related to his/her a theory.
cognitive development" could be called
A researcher, interested in whether the
mere presence of others affects individ-
ual behavior, designs a study in which
individuals are asked to make a speech a laboratory experiment.
to either an empty room or a room with
five people in it. This type of study is best
described as .
An investigator, who wishes to study the
attitudes of people in Illinois, identifies
1,000 people in Illinois, taking care that
the percentages of male and female,
young and old, education level, and oc- a representative sample
cupation are the same in the sample as
in the state's total population. What kind
of sample is the investigator trying to
obtain?
I ask you to describe who you are and
you tell me your sex, age, political pref- self-concept
erence, personality traits, and other in-
, formation you think is relevant. You are
describing your
Ed believes that his wife knows how he
feels and what he is thinking just by look-
the illusion of transparency.
ing at him. Social psychologists call this
erroneous belief
Victor walks into the room at a party,
and everyone stares. He is devastatingly
social comparison effects.
handsome. All the other guys feel bad.
One reason could be due to
A person from a collectivist culture would
harmonious relationships.
most likely value
Bruce tells his girlfriend "If you don't tell
me I'm the most good-looking guy you've
ever gone out with, the best dresser, the
narcissism
best dancer, the smartest, and have the
nicest car, I'll have to break up with you."
This reflects Bruce's
Sometimes, when a person has repeat
failure experiences in several different
areas of their life, they feel overwhelmed
with problems, and they feel hopeless to learned helplessness
solve their problems, they lose motiva-
tion to better themselves. This has been
described as
People who act like "social
chameleons"—those who seem to
change behavior and attitudes to fit every high self-monitors.
situation they're in—are generally con-
sidered
Your friend just took a new job. She
meets you for drinks after her first week
on the job and complains about her boss.
This surprises you, because you've nev- distinctive.
er heard her complain about a boss be-
fore, and she rarely complains in general.
