Social psychology

people do not like to be watched which can leave them with an uneasy feeling. When this trait is present people tend to be less effective and productive for an observation. The Hawthorne effect is important because it helps sociologist to observe social interactions even…

Social Psychology Research The study of how one thinks, feels, and behaves in a social context is known as social psychology (Kassin, Fein, & Markus, 2013). Basic research, aimed to improve understanding human behavior by testing a specific hypothesis from a certain theory, and applied research, aimed to increase comprehension of naturally occurring events and add to the solution of social problems, are closely tied in social psychology (Kassin, Fein, & Markus, 2013). A common style of research…

Social Sciences is concerned mainly with society and its relationship amongst others within that society. The are similar in that they both use similar disciplines, in that they pertain to the scientific study of individuals and groups. The difference between the two is that Social Psychology deals with small groups such as families or work groups, whereas Social Science pertains to large groups such as societies, or large business…

Perspectives of Social Psychology. The first is Sociocultural where an individual’s behavior is influenced by their surroundings. Second, is Evolutionary, this is how an individual’s psychological traits contribute to survival. Another theoretical perspective is known as Social Learning, which explains how an individual’s past experiences will drive them to either perform a task or not, depending on whether they experienced positive or negative reinforcement. Finally, comes Social Cognitive…

During my childhood, I was not able to learn social skills with my peers because they were making fun of me about physical disability. Most people assumed that I could not be socialize with other people because they thought that I was a different from them. As I learned the concepts in social psychology class that I need to learn how to approach the peers because that is the one of the important ways to make friends and get along with them by finding common so that I should have been have fun…

Social psychology is a fascinating topic that has provided a great deal of research on how people conduct themselves in groups. Social psychologists are interested in how people impact and are impacted by other people, social settings, and social environments. In many cases, the results of several well-known experiments contradict how you would expect people to behave in social situations. Being a social psychologist is a job I would like to learn more about because I enjoy psychology in general…

Social norms have been referenced throughout the field of psychology as the unwritten rules of culture within society. By definition, social norms are rules of a group concerning the appropriateness or inappropriateness of certain values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors, and are a result of socialization (Bernstein, Penner, Clarke-Stewart, & Roy, 2011). These norms can be categorized as descriptive, injunctive, or reciprocity norms. Descriptive norms are used to describe how the majority of…

Social Psychology is the study of how human interactions shape and influence mental processes and displayed behaviors. Much like behaviorism, social psychology relies upon empirical, observable evidence and scientific experiments to prove theories. In fact, nearly all social psychology theories are supported by experiments. Social psychology also ignores the biological perspective of psychology, disregarding influence of hormones and neurotransmitters. Unlike behaviorism, social psychology…

Anna Marie Duke was our choice for completing the bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment. As partners, we made this chose based on the brief information we were provided with in class about Anna’s life. Anna struggled with bipolar disorder throughout her lifetime before being diagnosed at the age of 36. Both of us are interested in working with the mental health population later in our careers. As social workers, we advocate for people’s needs and provide adequate services to clients. Anna…

Relationships are our social ties with other persons, ranging from casual acquaintance or passing friendships, to intense, long-term relationships such as marriages or lifetime friendships. Social psychology gives us the resources to try and explain theses relationship and evaluate the positive and negative effects of being in one. In order to evaluate a relationship we must look at both internal and external concepts that can be applied. In high school, a very complicated relationship started…