Psychology:- Introduction of social psychology

Social psychology

DEFINITION, SCOPE, AND NATURE

Social psychology:- the scientific study of feelings, thoughts, and behaviours of individuals in social Situations.

1) Explaining behaviour

       ~ *what social psychologist study ?*

       • *How people influenced by others*

       *• How people make decisions*

       • I*nference we make about others 
                 ‘attitudes and personalitys’*

        • *Influence of situational variable 
                      on behaviour* 

        • *How we make sense of  our 
                  world* 

2) Comparing social psychology to related discipline

       *a) **Personality psychology:-** 
               stresses individual differences 
                 behaviour* 

        *b) **Congnitive psychology:-** 
                 Study of how people think 
                   about, perceive, remember 
                      aspects of the world* 

         *c)* **Sociology :-  ***Study of  
                behaviour of people in society*

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