Social psychology is the study of how individuals and groups influence each other. It seeks to understand how social interactions shape perceptions, decisions, and behavior. Key topics in social psychology include leadership, aggression, social perception, group behavior, conformity, prejudice, and social cognition. Social cognition looks at how people develop self-perceptions and understand others, while social identity theory explores how group membership influences individual identity and behavior.
According to psychologist Gordon Allport, social psychology is a discipline that uses scientific methods "to understand and explain how the thought, feeling and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other human beings" (1985).
Briefly this field has been discussed.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. It examines how an individual's thoughts and behaviors are influenced by real, imagined, or implied others. Social psychology also studies how individuals and groups influence each other, looking at topics like conformity, diversity, persuasion, and group decision-making. Finally, it analyzes groups themselves and how different groups interact with and influence each other.
Chapter 1 introducing social psychologyFaizaKhalid50
This document provides an overview of key concepts in social psychology:
- Social psychology attempts to understand how individuals are influenced by others and examines social thinking, influence, and relations.
- Major themes include that we construct our social reality, social intuitions can be powerful but sometimes perilous, and social influences shape our behavior.
- Social behavior has biological roots in evolution and social neuroscience, and social psychology principles apply to everyday life.
An Introduction to Social Psychology.pptxAQSA SHAHID
This document provides an overview of social psychology. It defines social psychology as the scientific study of how people influence each other's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through social interaction and social influence. There are three main areas of study in social psychology: social thinking, social influence, and social behavior. Social psychologists believe that human behavior is determined both by individual characteristics and the social situation, and that social situations often have a stronger influence on behavior than individual characteristics. The field of social psychology is compared to other disciplines that also study human social relationships, such as sociology, anthropology, clinical psychology, and positive psychology.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others. It examines how people think about and relate to one another. Social psychologists study social influences like culture, conformity, and persuasion as well as social relations including prejudice, aggression, attraction and helping behaviors. The field analyzes how the social world shapes individuals' thoughts, feelings, actions toward others, self-perceptions, and core attitudes and beliefs.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how individuals behave and think in social situations and how they interact with and influence others. Some key topics in social psychology include conformity, obedience, attitudes, persuasion, group processes, prejudice, aggression, and interpersonal relationships. Social psychology was introduced in the late 19th century to understand human behavior and phenomena like extreme obedience. It uses scientific methods to study how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by real or imagined presence of others.
- Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence and relate to one another. It examines topics like attitude formation, relationships, social influence, and motivations for helping or harming others.
- Kurt Lewin is considered the "Father of Social Psychology". Applied social psychology involves applying social psychological constructs, principles, theories and research findings to understand and address social problems.
- Social influence refers to how individuals' attitudes and behaviors are shaped by others. Social behavior encompasses behaviors that connect or affect members of the same species, like reproduction and aggression. Social thinking focuses on social problem-solving and understanding other perspectives.
Spencer Grant/age fotostock/SuperStock
Learning Objectives
By the end of the chapter you should be
able to:
• Define social psychology
• Describe the history of social psychology
• Describe the scientific method
• Discuss the observational method and explain
when that method is most appropriate to the
research question
• Discuss the correlational method and explain
when that method is most appropriate to the
research question
• Discuss the experimental method and explain
when that method is most appropriate to the
research question
Discovering Social Psychology 1
• Define terms associated with the experimental method including
independent and dependent variable, experimental group and
control group, random assignment and random sampling, internal
and external validity, generalizability, experimental and mundane
realism, and demand characteristics
• Understand the dangers of hindsight bias
Chapter Outline
1.1 What Is Social Psychology?
1.2 Where Did Social Psychology Come From?
• Social Psychology Before 1950
• Social Psychology Since 1950
1.3 How Do We Do Social Psychology?
• Observational Method: What Is Happening?
• Correlational Method: What Might Happen?
• Experimental Method: What Causes That?
• Statistical Measurement
• Ethics in Research
Chapter Summary
fee85798_01_c01_001-028.indd 1 7/16/13 9:53 AM
CHAPTER 1Section 1.1 What Is Social Psychology?
One in every seven people on Earth is registered on Facebook. The site added the
1 billionth user in September 2012. Each U.S. user has an average of around 260
friends (Statista, 2012; Vance, 2012). In 2011 there were an estimated 181 million
blogs by people from around the world (Nielsenwire, 2012). On its sixth birthday
in March 2012, Twitter reported an average of 340 million Tweets a day, with a
140 million users (Twitterblog, 2012). What can we conclude from this informa-
tion? Human beings are intensely interested in and regularly seek out interaction
with other human beings. Social psychology is a field that is also interested in
human beings. Social psychologists study people—in particular, people interact-
ing with one another.
1.1 What Is Social Psychology?
Social psychology is the scientific study of human thoughts, feelings, and behavior as humans relate to and are influenced by others. However, many academic disciplines are interested in human thoughts, feelings, or behavior. If you were to take a literature
course, you would find yourself contemplating the thoughts of Ishmael in Moby Dick or
the actions of Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. In an art course you might work on translating a
particular feeling into a sculpture or a painting. What makes social psychology different is
the method it employs to study humans. As with other science-related fields, social psy-
chologists use the scientific method to learn about human beings, a method that employs
careful observation and empirical evidence to come to conclusions. The focus of .
According to psychologist Gordon Allport, social psychology is a discipline that uses scientific methods "to understand and explain how the thought, feeling and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other human beings" (1985).
Briefly this field has been discussed.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. It examines how an individual's thoughts and behaviors are influenced by real, imagined, or implied others. Social psychology also studies how individuals and groups influence each other, looking at topics like conformity, diversity, persuasion, and group decision-making. Finally, it analyzes groups themselves and how different groups interact with and influence each other.
Chapter 1 introducing social psychologyFaizaKhalid50
This document provides an overview of key concepts in social psychology:
- Social psychology attempts to understand how individuals are influenced by others and examines social thinking, influence, and relations.
- Major themes include that we construct our social reality, social intuitions can be powerful but sometimes perilous, and social influences shape our behavior.
- Social behavior has biological roots in evolution and social neuroscience, and social psychology principles apply to everyday life.
An Introduction to Social Psychology.pptxAQSA SHAHID
This document provides an overview of social psychology. It defines social psychology as the scientific study of how people influence each other's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through social interaction and social influence. There are three main areas of study in social psychology: social thinking, social influence, and social behavior. Social psychologists believe that human behavior is determined both by individual characteristics and the social situation, and that social situations often have a stronger influence on behavior than individual characteristics. The field of social psychology is compared to other disciplines that also study human social relationships, such as sociology, anthropology, clinical psychology, and positive psychology.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of others. It examines how people think about and relate to one another. Social psychologists study social influences like culture, conformity, and persuasion as well as social relations including prejudice, aggression, attraction and helping behaviors. The field analyzes how the social world shapes individuals' thoughts, feelings, actions toward others, self-perceptions, and core attitudes and beliefs.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how individuals behave and think in social situations and how they interact with and influence others. Some key topics in social psychology include conformity, obedience, attitudes, persuasion, group processes, prejudice, aggression, and interpersonal relationships. Social psychology was introduced in the late 19th century to understand human behavior and phenomena like extreme obedience. It uses scientific methods to study how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by real or imagined presence of others.
- Social psychology is the scientific study of how people think about, influence and relate to one another. It examines topics like attitude formation, relationships, social influence, and motivations for helping or harming others.
- Kurt Lewin is considered the "Father of Social Psychology". Applied social psychology involves applying social psychological constructs, principles, theories and research findings to understand and address social problems.
- Social influence refers to how individuals' attitudes and behaviors are shaped by others. Social behavior encompasses behaviors that connect or affect members of the same species, like reproduction and aggression. Social thinking focuses on social problem-solving and understanding other perspectives.
Spencer Grant/age fotostock/SuperStock
Learning Objectives
By the end of the chapter you should be
able to:
• Define social psychology
• Describe the history of social psychology
• Describe the scientific method
• Discuss the observational method and explain
when that method is most appropriate to the
research question
• Discuss the correlational method and explain
when that method is most appropriate to the
research question
• Discuss the experimental method and explain
when that method is most appropriate to the
research question
Discovering Social Psychology 1
• Define terms associated with the experimental method including
independent and dependent variable, experimental group and
control group, random assignment and random sampling, internal
and external validity, generalizability, experimental and mundane
realism, and demand characteristics
• Understand the dangers of hindsight bias
Chapter Outline
1.1 What Is Social Psychology?
1.2 Where Did Social Psychology Come From?
• Social Psychology Before 1950
• Social Psychology Since 1950
1.3 How Do We Do Social Psychology?
• Observational Method: What Is Happening?
• Correlational Method: What Might Happen?
• Experimental Method: What Causes That?
• Statistical Measurement
• Ethics in Research
Chapter Summary
fee85798_01_c01_001-028.indd 1 7/16/13 9:53 AM
CHAPTER 1Section 1.1 What Is Social Psychology?
One in every seven people on Earth is registered on Facebook. The site added the
1 billionth user in September 2012. Each U.S. user has an average of around 260
friends (Statista, 2012; Vance, 2012). In 2011 there were an estimated 181 million
blogs by people from around the world (Nielsenwire, 2012). On its sixth birthday
in March 2012, Twitter reported an average of 340 million Tweets a day, with a
140 million users (Twitterblog, 2012). What can we conclude from this informa-
tion? Human beings are intensely interested in and regularly seek out interaction
with other human beings. Social psychology is a field that is also interested in
human beings. Social psychologists study people—in particular, people interact-
ing with one another.
1.1 What Is Social Psychology?
Social psychology is the scientific study of human thoughts, feelings, and behavior as humans relate to and are influenced by others. However, many academic disciplines are interested in human thoughts, feelings, or behavior. If you were to take a literature
course, you would find yourself contemplating the thoughts of Ishmael in Moby Dick or
the actions of Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. In an art course you might work on translating a
particular feeling into a sculpture or a painting. What makes social psychology different is
the method it employs to study humans. As with other science-related fields, social psy-
chologists use the scientific method to learn about human beings, a method that employs
careful observation and empirical evidence to come to conclusions. The focus of .
This document provides an overview of social psychology. It defines social psychology as the scientific study of how individuals think about and influence one another in social situations. The document discusses the scientific nature of social psychology and its focus on understanding the causes of individual social behavior and thought. These causes include the actions of other people, cognitive processes, environmental and cultural contexts, biological factors like genetics and neuroscience, and evolutionary processes. The document also outlines current areas of study in social psychology like social cognition, social neuroscience, and social diversity.
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Social cognition is a sub-topic of social psychology that focuses on how people process, store, and apply information about other people and social situations.
It focuses on the role that cognitive processes play in our social interactions.
The way we think about others plays a major role in how we think, feel, and interact with the world around us.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. It examines how we think about, influence, and relate to one another. The focus of social psychology is on understanding how individuals are shaped by their social environments and how individuals shape those environments in turn.
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Psychology is the scientific study of the mind, behavior, and cognitive processes. It examines how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts. Social psychology specifically looks at how people's thoughts and behaviors are influenced by social factors and interactions with others. Some key topics in social psychology include social perception, social influence, and social relations. The goals of social psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and influence human behavior in social situations.
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This chapter introduces key concepts in psychology. It defines psychology as the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. It outlines the four main goals of psychology: description, explanation, prediction, and control. The chapter then discusses the historical background of psychology from its beginnings in the late 19th century to the major theoretical perspectives that emerged, including psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, cognitivism, and others. It also covers the main branches and research methods used in psychology.
This document provides an overview of the nature and scope of social psychology. It discusses how social psychology examines social situational influences on individual psychology and behavior, as well as the mutual influence between individuals and situations. The scope of social psychology can be expansive, as it considers the influence of real or imagined others, as well as broader ecological and cultural factors. While related to sociology, social psychology focuses primarily on measuring psychological responses at the individual level through experimental methods. It also differentiates itself from personality psychology by emphasizing how situations and subjective perceptions shape outcomes more than stable personality traits.
Sociology is the scientific study of social interaction and social organization. It examines how people construct attitudes, beliefs, values and behaviors in groups, and how these influence social interaction and organization. Sociologists seek to identify social problems and suggest strategies for social change. The sociological perspective views most human issues and behaviors as socially influenced rather than innate or individual. This chapter introduces key sociology concepts and the sociological imagination tool for understanding social phenomena from a broad social context.
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The document provides an overview of socialization and personality. It defines socialization as the process by which individuals learn social norms and develop social skills to interact within their society. Personality is defined as the unique psychological qualities that influence how one behaves and relates to others. The document discusses several theories of personality development and the key biological and social factors, such as family, peers, and culture, that influence the formation of personality.
This document contains a table of contents and sections on education, educational psychology, psychology, sociology, and a conclusion. It discusses that education involves teaching skills and discipline through institutions like schools. Educational psychology studies how people learn, while psychology examines topics like cognition, behavior, development, and social interaction. Sociology analyzes human social behavior and groups. In conclusion, education shapes individuals by developing values and knowledge can make or break a person depending on how they apply what they learn.
social Psychology Applied
Social psychologists study how social influence, social perception and social interaction influence individual and group behavior. Some social psychologists focus on conducting research on human behavior.
Psychology as a science- area of applications – the study of
individual & individual differences-study of behavior stimulus
response behavior heredity and environment
human mind attitude- personality
The document discusses personality and theories of personality. It defines personality and describes key characteristics. It then outlines several theories of personality, including:
- Psychoanalytic theory proposed by Sigmund Freud which views personality as formed by the interaction of the id, ego, and superego. The id seeks instinctual gratification, the superego acts as a moral constraint, and the ego balances the demands of the two.
- Type approaches which classify personalities into defined types based on traits like temperament. Approaches discussed include those of Hippocrates, Kretschmer, and Sheldon.
- Jung's approach which categorizes personalities as introverts or extraverts based on sociability and other
This document provides an overview of identity formation through socialization and enculturation. It discusses several key theories of identity development, including Freud's psychodynamic theory, Piaget's cognitive development stages, Kohlberg's moral development theory, Erikson's post-Freudian theory involving 8 stages of development, and Mead's social self theory emphasizing the role of social experience. The document also contrasts nature vs nurture perspectives and explains that contemporary views see both biological and environmental factors as important in identity formation. Norms and values are discussed as influences of socialization and culture.
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This document provides an overview of social psychology. It defines social psychology as the scientific study of how individuals think about and influence one another in social situations. The document discusses the scientific nature of social psychology and its focus on understanding the causes of individual social behavior and thought. These causes include the actions of other people, cognitive processes, environmental and cultural contexts, biological factors like genetics and neuroscience, and evolutionary processes. The document also outlines current areas of study in social psychology like social cognition, social neuroscience, and social diversity.
Introduction, Aim, Objectives and Scope of Cross Cultural PsychologyBilal Anwaar
This document provides an introduction to cross-cultural psychology, including its aim, objectives, and scope. Cross-cultural psychology compares human psychology across cultural groups and examines both differences and universals. It aims to study cultural differences and similarities using research methods, and applies findings in fields like clinical and organizational psychology. Key objectives include testing theories across cultures, understanding cultural variations, integrating results into a universal psychology, and exploring phenomena in cultural contexts. The scope of cross-cultural psychology broadly covers topics related to development, cognition, gender, emotion, language, personality, psychopathology, self and identity, social behavior, and its applications.
Social cognition is a sub-topic of social psychology that focuses on how people process, store, and apply information about other people and social situations.
It focuses on the role that cognitive processes play in our social interactions.
The way we think about others plays a major role in how we think, feel, and interact with the world around us.
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. It examines how we think about, influence, and relate to one another. The focus of social psychology is on understanding how individuals are shaped by their social environments and how individuals shape those environments in turn.
socio cultural perspective in psychologyAQSA SHAHID
What is the Social-Cultural Perspective? The social-cultural perspective considers the way that different individuals interact with their social groups and how these social groups influence different individuals and how they develop throughout their lives.
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind, behavior, and cognitive processes. It examines how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts. Social psychology specifically looks at how people's thoughts and behaviors are influenced by social factors and interactions with others. Some key topics in social psychology include social perception, social influence, and social relations. The goals of social psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and influence human behavior in social situations.
The document provides an overview of topics that will be addressed in the study of sociology. It discusses how sociology examines groups, how they are formed and how they change, as well as the actions of individuals within groups. Some key topics that may be studied include social structure, conformity, theoretical perspectives like functionalism and symbolic interactionism, and how sociologists seek to understand the influence of groups on individual behavior. Information is gathered through observation and measurement of "social facts" like attendance at events, crime patterns, marriage rates, etc. The purpose of studying sociology is to better understand how group behavior shapes individuals and societies over time.
This chapter introduces key concepts in psychology. It defines psychology as the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. It outlines the four main goals of psychology: description, explanation, prediction, and control. The chapter then discusses the historical background of psychology from its beginnings in the late 19th century to the major theoretical perspectives that emerged, including psychoanalysis, behaviorism, humanism, cognitivism, and others. It also covers the main branches and research methods used in psychology.
This document provides an overview of the nature and scope of social psychology. It discusses how social psychology examines social situational influences on individual psychology and behavior, as well as the mutual influence between individuals and situations. The scope of social psychology can be expansive, as it considers the influence of real or imagined others, as well as broader ecological and cultural factors. While related to sociology, social psychology focuses primarily on measuring psychological responses at the individual level through experimental methods. It also differentiates itself from personality psychology by emphasizing how situations and subjective perceptions shape outcomes more than stable personality traits.
Sociology is the scientific study of social interaction and social organization. It examines how people construct attitudes, beliefs, values and behaviors in groups, and how these influence social interaction and organization. Sociologists seek to identify social problems and suggest strategies for social change. The sociological perspective views most human issues and behaviors as socially influenced rather than innate or individual. This chapter introduces key sociology concepts and the sociological imagination tool for understanding social phenomena from a broad social context.
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The document provides an overview of socialization and personality. It defines socialization as the process by which individuals learn social norms and develop social skills to interact within their society. Personality is defined as the unique psychological qualities that influence how one behaves and relates to others. The document discusses several theories of personality development and the key biological and social factors, such as family, peers, and culture, that influence the formation of personality.
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Social psychologists study how social influence, social perception and social interaction influence individual and group behavior. Some social psychologists focus on conducting research on human behavior.
Psychology as a science- area of applications – the study of
individual & individual differences-study of behavior stimulus
response behavior heredity and environment
human mind attitude- personality
The document discusses personality and theories of personality. It defines personality and describes key characteristics. It then outlines several theories of personality, including:
- Psychoanalytic theory proposed by Sigmund Freud which views personality as formed by the interaction of the id, ego, and superego. The id seeks instinctual gratification, the superego acts as a moral constraint, and the ego balances the demands of the two.
- Type approaches which classify personalities into defined types based on traits like temperament. Approaches discussed include those of Hippocrates, Kretschmer, and Sheldon.
- Jung's approach which categorizes personalities as introverts or extraverts based on sociability and other
This document provides an overview of identity formation through socialization and enculturation. It discusses several key theories of identity development, including Freud's psychodynamic theory, Piaget's cognitive development stages, Kohlberg's moral development theory, Erikson's post-Freudian theory involving 8 stages of development, and Mead's social self theory emphasizing the role of social experience. The document also contrasts nature vs nurture perspectives and explains that contemporary views see both biological and environmental factors as important in identity formation. Norms and values are discussed as influences of socialization and culture.
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3. Social psychology
- Study of how individual or group behaviour is influenced by the presence and behaviour of
others.
- Major question: how and why are people’s perceptions and actions influenced by
environmental factors, such as social interaction?
- In seeking the answer to that basic question, researchers conduct empirical studies to
answer specific questions such as:
● How do individuals alter their thoughts and decisions based on social interactions?
● Is human behavior an accurate indication of personality?
● How goal oriented is social behavior?
● How does social perception influence behavior?
● How do potentially destructive social attitudes, such as prejudice, form?
4. Social psychology has been a formal discipline since the turn of the 20th century. An early study in 1898 of “social facilitation” by
Indiana University psychology researcher Norman Triplett sought to explain why bicycle racers seemed to exceed their solo
performances when they competed directly against others.
5. Shakespeare’s Take on Social Psychology
Social psychologists explore the power of thought and perception to shape action and cement emotional connections. This is not a new
concept; William Shakespeare provided one of the earliest known examples of an insight worthy of a social psychologist in his most
psychologically complex play, “Hamlet.”
The beleaguered prince of Denmark explains why he considers his native country a prison, rather than a paradise: “Why then … there is
nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. To me it is a prison.”
Whether presented as a trick of the mind (“thinking makes it so”) or as an exploration of everyday thought and action, social
psychology is concerned with explaining some of the deepest mysteries of human relationships and behavior.
It is an exploration of who we are, who we think we are, and how those perceptions shape our experience as individuals and as a
society.
6. Social Psychology vs. Sociology
-both fields of study are broadly concerned with the way human behavior shapes and is shaped by society.
- The primary difference between the two is this: Social psychologists study individuals within a group; sociologists study groups of
people.
As early as 1924, when both fields of study were just beginning to reach academic maturity, University of Missouri researcher Charles
A. Ellwood sought to simplify the difference between the two. Sociology, Ellwood wrote, is “the science of the origin, development,
structure, and functioning of groups.”
Social psychology, according to Ellwood, is “the study of the [individual psychological] origins involved in the development, structure,
and functioning of social groups.”
7. Different Ways of Looking at Similar Issues
-A sociologist focuses on how the interplay among different groups of people — those with religious beliefs or ethnicity in common —
affects the course of civilization.
This information could be considered a starting point for research by a social psychologist, who might use it to formulate a hypothesis
about how an individual is affected by the group dynamic over the course of a lifetime.
-Example
a sociologist might focus on the potential far-reaching effects on society of a new law, whereas a social psychologist might focus on
how the new law might affect a specific person in the short term and long term.
- Another way to think about the differences between social psychology and sociology is to consider the perception of the group
dynamic.
-Example
a sociologist might conduct research into how a group of people acts as a unit, while a social psychologist might want to investigate
how and why groups of people influence individuals — and why individual behaviors can influence groups of people.
8. Social Psychology Topics at a Glance
-British-born psychologist William McDougall’s 1908 publication, “An Introduction to Social Psychology,” focused on human instinct
as the driving force behind social interaction.
-More topics crowded under the social psychology umbrella with the 1920s work of brothers Floyd Henry Allport and Gordon Willard
Allport. The Allports are credited with applying rigorous scientific theory and experimentation techniques to social psychology
research.
-This dynamic duo also conducted important studies into the development of attitudes, religious beliefs, and many other topics.
9. Social Psychology Topics
social psychology research touched on nearly every facet of human personality in an attempt to understand the psychological influence
of perception and human interaction. The topics covered by today’s social psychologists include:
● Leadership — What personality traits define a leader? What is the role of a leader within a group? How do leaders exercise
influence on groups and individuals?
● Aggression — How is aggressive behavior defined? What triggers habitual aggressive behavior? What role does aggression
play in self-preservation?
● Social perception — How does an individual develop self-perception? How is self-perception shaped by environmental factors?
What is the difference between the existential self and the categorical self?
● Group behavior — What characteristics do groups share? How many people constitute a group? What dictates the structure of
a group? Why do individuals gravitate to a particular group?
10. ● Nonverbal behavior — What nonlinguistic actions communicate thought or meaning? How are nonverbal cues developed and
interpreted? What emotions do facial expressions, hand gestures, and other nonverbal behavior communicate?
● Conformity — What prompts individuals to change their perceptions to match a group or another person? How does an
individual decide to accept influence from another or a group? What is the difference between outward conformity and internal
conformity?
● Prejudice — What causes someone to harbor prejudice against a member of a different social group? What is the difference
between prejudice and discrimination? How are stereotypes used to build perception?
11. What Is Social Cognition?
Social cognition is a subtopic of social psychology. Its focus is the study of how and why we perceive ourselves and others as we do.
This is important because without an understanding of our self-perception, it is impossible to fully grasp how our actions are interpreted
by others. Similarly, to understand why others act as they do toward us, we must rely on our perception of their thoughts and
motivations.
Social psychologists conduct research into how and why certain life experiences influence our perceptions of ourselves and others. In
addition to other factors, researchers seek to understand how memory is processed and how it influences social cognition.
12. Early Development of Cognitive Perception
Social cognition research often involves an analysis of environmental factors in the early development of cognitive perception.
For example, young children’s perception is based on an egocentric view — their views of themselves and the world are shaped by limited experience. They do not
yet understand how to interpret their own emotions and actions, let alone those of others.
By adulthood, the ability to perceive emotions and understand behavior has developed with experience. Perceptions are formed and decisions are made based on
that experience.
A functioning adult can call on experience to answer questions like:
● Why do I think the way I do about a particular subject or person?
● How do my actions affect others?
● How should I respond to the actions of others?
The way individuals learn to answer these and other questions about their self-perception falls under the study of social cognition. Scientists explore the mental
processes that affect the interplay among perception, memory, and thought in shaping personality and social interaction.
This information, in turn, helps researchers understand the dynamic between group behavior and the development of an individual’s social identity.
13. Group Behavior Definition
Why are individuals drawn together to form groups? How does the group influence the behavior of an individual, and vice versa?
A study of group behavior attempts to answer these and other questions related to social cognition. It begins with the basic question:
What is a group?
There is no set definition of a group, but social psychologists generally agree that a group can be identified as a coherent entity made up
of individuals who share certain beliefs or characteristics.
Examples of groups include religious affiliations, scientific societies, and members of a political party. This definition includes large
groups, such as the population of a neighborhood or a city, and smaller groups, such as a nuclear family.
The observable actions of a group make up the definition of group behavior. Social psychologists who study group behavior want to
know the underlying motivations of those actions, how they originated, how an individual functions within the group, and the role of
leadership in the group dynamic.
14. For example, how and why do some groups act out of a collective sense of kindness and acceptance, while others seem motivated by
prejudice and violence? How does the innate conflict between self-perception and external perception affect an individual’s influence
within a group?
Not only that, how and why are individual interests, opinions, and abilities sometimes sublimated to the group’s collective purpose?
Group behavior can be studied through the lens of individual status within the group. The group’s patterns of individual relationships
may predict the group’s cohesiveness, and they might help explain how and why one group is more productive than another.
An understanding of group behavior helps explain why individuals might make certain decisions under the influence of a group that
they would not have made alone. This kind of personality change — a shift based on group membership — is covered under the topic of
social identity theory.
15. What Is Social Identity Theory?
Polish psychologist Henri Tajfel along with his British colleague John Turner studied the effects of group membership on self-
perception.
They formulated social identity theory, which seeks to explain the relationship between group membership and the reinforcement of
individual qualities such as pride and self-esteem.
According to Tajfel and Turner, individuals gravitate toward groups that are composed of people they admire or with whom they agree
on important matters. Group members perceive themselves, at least in part, through the lens of their membership; they see themselves
reflected by other members.
16. People who belong to groups are linked and governed by similarities. Group members’ self-identity is based on the shared attitudes,
beliefs, and moral standards of the group.
This explains why individuals in a group might act differently than they would act if they did not belong to the group. They behave as
they believe a member of the group should behave, rather than acting out of personal motivation.
Another aspect of social identity theory is the tendency toward tribalism, or embracing “in-groups” while rejecting “out-groups.” The
group socialization of an individual takes place in stages, according to Tajfel and Turner:
17. ● Categorization — Separating individuals based on characteristics such as ethnicity, occupation, or belief system
● Social identification — Adopting the characteristics of a particular group
● Social comparison — Seeking to draw favorable contrasts with other groups
Once individuals have thoroughly established their self-perception based on membership in an “in-group,” their mindset and behavior
begin to reflect the expectations of the group.
In this way, individual social identity is sublimated to the group. Personal identity is exchanged for a sense of belonging, safety, and
well-being.
18. References
Charles A. Ellwood. "The Relations of Sociology and Social Psychology" Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology 19 (1924): 3-12.