Psychology

German psychologist Wilhelm Wound is considered to be the founder of social psychology. He proposed that there should be two types f psychology: psychological psychology and social psychology. Wound had a great influence on social psychology in Europe and by…

From the days of the great Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle to the nineteenth entry scientists, they all have pondered about the human nature of man and people’s influence on each other. These historical philosophers and scientists have…

The relationship ended badly and subsequently the boy and eight of his friends began a vicious campaign of lulling and social alienation toward her. She was subjected to verbal taunts and threats of violence both in and outside of school.…

In our textbook some of the big ideas are social thinking, social influences, and social relations that all apply to social psychology. Figure 1. On page 6 explains that in social thinking we construct our social reality and that our…

It is the strengthening Of dominant espouses of present of others. It gives a boost on easy tasks. However, what would present of others may do to us? It will hurt our performance on difficult tasks. Because of the arousal,…

In week 1 we discussed the difference between mainstream social psychology and critical social psychology. From week 5-7 we cover topics and issues related to critical ways of doing social psychology. Given this approach and what we discuss, you are…

Self-Esteem is your evaluation of your self-concept. An example of self-esteem in society is that a low self-esteem person is a person who feels worthless and will not likely get a high-paying job because they think that they will not…