Social and Organisation psychology - lecture notes (2018-2019)
We’re all basic social psychologists all constantly using social assumptions, social derivations of what we see and observe of other people. We, humans, are a social species -> Social brain hypothesis. Our prefrontal cortex has increased considerable in size over the ages. This led to Robin Dunbar’s social brain hypothesis and experiment. In order to perform well in larger social groups, we need bigger brains. large correlation between larger brain and larger social groups.Social psychology: what happens to an individual in a group and situations on a group, aka how context influences an individual.Situational factors used to explain large events such as terrorist attacks or genocide. What makes good people perform such bad act?Kurt Lewin: Behaviour = f(person x situation). If you want to understand a behaviour, you must look at what happens to a person who finds themselves in a particular situation.Almost all situations we find ourselves in are social. Three aspects within social psychology: cognition, motivation and behaviour (interaction between the other two). Recurring themes: Individual vs group, cognition vs affect, genes vs...
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