Lesson 01
Lesson 01
Lesson 01
Psychology:
Lecture 1
Dr Kausar Suhail
Introduction to Social Psychology
Social psychology is the scientific study
of how people think, influence, and relate
to one another.
Hill.
Other Readings
Lord, C.G. (1997). Social Psychology. Orlando: Harcourt
Attitude change
Attribution
The self
Main Questions of Interest in Social
Psychology
1 - Thinking about the self & others:
Social cognition: How do jury decide guilt or innocence?
Groups: Why can’t one religious group agree with the other? Whether
people behave differently while in group?
How Presence of others Affect?
1 -Actual Presence:
2 - Individual-level Explanations:
Heredity and physiology: males are more
aggressive than women due to testosterone (Eagly
& Steffan, 1986); men with higher level more
aggressive (Dabbs & Morris, 1990)
Past experiences:
a. Early learning and child rearing practices: girls are
taught not to be aggressive
Social feeling
Social behavior
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Psychology