lecture 1 * social psychology*

study of how people think about, relate to and influence one another either interpesronally or within group

determine sceintifically :

- if propossition is true or false
- in what situations or unde what circumstance
- among what people
- why

1. Intrapersonal processes - with self
2. Interpersonal relations - between pwople
3. Intra - group processes - within groups
4. Intergroup relations - between groups

different people, different response in same situations**
human cognition , emotion and behaviour = f(pearson x situation)**

people who are biologically intorverted learn how to be introverted troughout life as they practice more

if you are tall more likey to be a basketball palyer

2 people - deeper conversation , more trust , more empathy

3 people - cannot find middle ground

*context determines how you behave

*priming effects

*marketing - influence consumer choice / persuassion

*group psychology - conformity / make people do what thwy would not do

*cultural psychology - how cultures shape feelings, behaviours

personality :

- focus on psychological traits that shape
- ectraversion / agreebleness / neuroticism
- one perosn can influence the whole group

social neuroscience

- taughts , emotions, behaviour rooted in physiological matter

evolutionary psychology

- heritability aprox. 30 %
- survival of ancestors
- automatic fears (snakes)

people consturct their own social reality

*human cognitioition is influenced by the person's perception

situation → perception → cognition / behavoiur

*the thomas theorem : perception of ghosts

*self serving interpretations : not bad just not accurate

*ideological conflict

people are social animals

*others influence most if what people think , feel do

*evolutionary adaptive

*psychological and emotional well -being

complex human brain evolved as a result of our complex social life

it is in our nature to desire relationships

- romantic
- frinds collegues sport temas
- brains programmed to need to belong
- exculsion is painful

- people who are excluded have been proven to have lower intelligence
- exclusion is correlated to agression

- belonging
- control
- self-esteem
- meaningfull existence