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the scientific study of the way people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people
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social psychology
the scientific study of the way people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real or imagined presence of other people
how does folk wisdom compare to social psychology
Similarities: Folk wisdom explains social psychological findings after the factSocial Psychology: Use scientific methodFolk Wisdom: inaccurate
Social psychology vs sociology vs personality psychology
social psychology: Individual within a social situation
- what makes everyone susceptible to social influence.
Sociology: group or institution
what about the group produces members behavior?
Personality psychology: individual differences
internal influences of behavior over external.
Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE)
-tendency to explain our own and other people's behavior entirely in terms of personality traits
-Sometimes called the "correspondence bias"
-Often underestimate power of social influence
Why are social psychologists interested in cross-cultural research?
