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Understanding Social Psychology by Dr. Rashmi Singh Assistant Professor Department of Psychology B.A. II, & M.A. Sem - III Paper I: Unit- I, Fundamental Social Psychology. Outline of the discussion. What is social psychology? Definition of social psychology

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  1. Understanding Social PsychologybyDr. Rashmi SinghAssistant Professor Department of PsychologyB.A. II, & M.A. Sem- III Paper I: Unit- I, Fundamental Social Psychology

  2. Outline of the discussion What is social psychology? Definition of social psychology Nature of social psychology Three ‘S’ of social psychology Social Interaction Types of Social Interaction Scope of social psychology Theoritical Perspectives

  3. • A field within psychology that strives to understand the social dynamics of everyday living in social situations. What is social psychology?

  4. Social psychology is the scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings, andbehaviorsare influenced by other people. thoughts behavior feelings

  5. DEFINITION OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

  6. According • to • R.J.Fisher, 1982 Social psychology is the scientific study of how behaviour of an individual is influenced by and turn, influences the actions of others in the social environment people think about, influence, and relate to others .

  7. According to Kimbal Young (1961) Social Psychology is a study of person in their interaction with one another and with reference, to the effects of interplay upon the individual as thoughts, feelings emotions and habits

  8. Great Psychologist Gordon Allport who is also called Father of Personality Psychologist

  9. According to Gordon Allport Social psychology is an attempt to understand and explain how the thought, feeling, and behavior of individuals is influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

  10. According to David G. Myers, 1996 Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to others .

  11. Nature of Social Psychology What does it mean, though, to say that social psychology is “scientific”? • Scientific methods • Verifiability • Objectivity • Power of Prediction • Universality

  12. The tasks of a scientific social psychology into two general categories: description and explanation. Social Psychologists develop reliable and valid methods to help them avoid careless or biased descriptions.. Social psychologists also seek to explain why people influence one another in the ways they do. A good scientific explanation can connect many thousands of unconnected observations into an interconnected, coherent, and meaningful pattern.

  13. Social Psychology is…more than common sense • It is a collaborative, integrative science. – Drawing on insights from sociology, anthropology, biology, neurology, political science, and economics to describe and explain social behavior Psychological Social Psychology: focus is on individuals and how they respond to social stimuli. Sociological Social Psychology: focus is on larger group or societal variables, such as socioeconomic status, social and cultural norms.

  14. SOCIAL COGNITION THE THREE ‘S’ OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY SOCIAL INFLUENCE SOCIAL INTERACTION

  15. Types of Social Interaction Individual and Individual Individual and Group Group and Group

  16. SOCIAL INFLUENCEConformitycomplianceObedience • SOCIAL COGNITION Attribution Attitude and behavoiur Cognitive dissonance

  17. SCOPE OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

  18. INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES social psychological phenomena internal to an individuals. In general social psychology is the scientific study of how people come to understand individuals, groups, and themselves as social entities. Social psychological processes influence how we perceive, judge, remember, and behave toward people. These processes shape, and are shaped by, our social expectations, social roles, social goals, and social interactions. Areas to be covered include:  social cognition  emotion  the self  attitudes  altruism  aggression  conflict , prejudice etc

  19. INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES social psychological phenomena among individuals. In general social psychology is the scientific study of how people come to understand individuals, groups, and themselves as social entities. Social psychological processes influence how we perceive, judge, remember, and behave toward people. These processes includes interpersonal attraction , Aggression, persuasion, altruism, relationships, social influence etc,

  20. GROUP PROCESSES social psychological phenomena among group dynamics. In general social psychology is the scientific study of how people come to understand individuals, groups, and themselves as social entities. Small group dynamics and decision-making; intergroup conflict and negotiation

  21. In the next session we will learn about the perspectives of Social Psychology

  22. SOCIAL COGNITION THE THREE ‘S’ OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Psychoanalysis SOCIAL INTERACTION SOCIAL INFLUENCE ………………………………………………………………………………………..

  23. THANKS Any questions? You can find me at • drrashmi.mgkvp@gmail.com

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