Ch1 Introduction
Social Psychology: how individuals think, feel, behave, social context
History
1897 Norman Triplett: Social Facilitation (Bicycle, Kids fishing rod)
1920s Max Ringelmann: Social Loafing (Rope Tug of War)
1908-1924 William McDougall, Edward A Ross, Floyd Henry Allport: published Social
Psychology
1930s-1950s “call to action”
WW2, Hitler
Muzafer Sherif: Robbers Cave
Kurt Lewin: Field Theory
1936 Gordon Allport: society for the psychological study of social issues
1960s to mid 1970s “Confidence and Crisis”
Stanley Milgram
Expansion, enthusiasm, debates, crisis, war research, ethical issues
Mid 1970s to 1990s “Era of Pluralism”
Stronger discipline, social cognition, international/social perspectives
Now
Hot vs Cold Perspectives
Subfields
Behavioral genetics, evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics, social neuroscience
Interactionist perspective - personality + environment
Social Psychology: how individuals think, feel, behave, social context
History
1897 Norman Triplett: Social Facilitation (Bicycle, Kids fishing rod)
1920s Max Ringelmann: Social Loafing (Rope Tug of War)
1908-1924 William McDougall, Edward A Ross, Floyd Henry Allport: published Social
Psychology
1930s-1950s “call to action”
WW2, Hitler
Muzafer Sherif: Robbers Cave
Kurt Lewin: Field Theory
1936 Gordon Allport: society for the psychological study of social issues
1960s to mid 1970s “Confidence and Crisis”
Stanley Milgram
Expansion, enthusiasm, debates, crisis, war research, ethical issues
Mid 1970s to 1990s “Era of Pluralism”
Stronger discipline, social cognition, international/social perspectives
Now
Hot vs Cold Perspectives
Subfields
Behavioral genetics, evolutionary psychology, behavioral economics, social neuroscience
Interactionist perspective - personality + environment
