Social Psychology (4PSYC001W)

Complete handwritten lecture notes from the module Further Social and Developmental Psychology. Starting from the concept of self, its construction, perception, and different components, to the bystander effect and prosocial behaviour. The notes also delve into the formation of attitudes, language development, moral development, and social and emotional development, ending with meta-theories of development.

Complete lecture on Introduction to Social Psychology, covering the definition, research methods, hypothesis, research strategies (case study, correlation study, experiment, and all methods behind those), independent group design x repeated measures design, advantages and disadvantages of those, ethics of experimentation, in cluding ethical principles developed by APA and BPA, generalizing from laboratory to life and evaluating strengths and limitations of designs.

descriptive essay piece answering the questions based on contact and cooperation strategies used by social psychologists, with included referencing

The lecture on persuasion, covers the definition, explanation of different paths to persuasion (central, peripheral route), and elements of persuasion (communicator, message, how the message is communicated, audience).

The lecture covered in depth-knowledge about groups. Starting with group processes (facilitation, loafing, deindividuation, group polarisation, groupthink, minority influence), covering conflict (social dilemmas, competition), and peace-making (contact, cooperation, communication).

The lecture is named "What has the environment got to do with psychology?". Covering environmental psychology, the theory behind personal space, territory, and territoriality, crowding, and density, crowded living conditions and their effect, urban living effect, the stress response theory and mechanisms, and restorative effects of nature.

The lecture provided in-depth information about conformity and obedience, all factors involved, and various famous experiments in this field.

This document cover the topic of Violence against women in current society. Covering female genital mutilation (types, prevalence, risks, tackling) and human/sex trafficking (prevalence, geography, focus, tackling)

Lecture focused on self and society, covering self-concepts, the spotlight effect, memories and self, self-perception, theory on imagination, theories on social comparison, upward and downward social comparison, culture, theory of multiple selves.