Intro To Social PsychologyCourtesy of Notre Dame

What is it? What do we look at?

Refresher Where does Psychology come from?

Social Psych (ONE definition) Interested in the power of culture, structure, interactions, and social groups

in who we are, what we do, and what we believe

Sociological Social Psych The systematic study of nature and causes of human behavior

Three Parts Systematic (scientific approach that is rigorous) Nature and Causes- meaning why things happen Humans, not animals

What we as psychologists study Affect – what you feel

You get angry because someone gives you less than what you think you deserve

Behavior – what you do You may never talk to that person again from above

Cognition- what you think The other person that gave you less is guilty of fraud in your opinion

Let’s Listen to a Song It may make you feel inspired or frustrated, while it might make you cry or

you may think you need to act differently

Quadrant Of Action Body, Mind, Social, and Cultural

Anything you do is based on these four things

What did you eat for breakfast and how is it based on the Quadrant of Action?

Other examples?

Can you think of anything that is not?