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    Social Psychology for Beginners: How our Thoughts and Feelings Influence our Behavior in Social Interactions
    Social Psychology for Beginners: How our Thoughts and Feelings Influence our Behavior in Social Interactions
    Social Psychology for Beginners: How our Thoughts and Feelings Influence our Behavior in Social Interactions
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    Social Psychology for Beginners: How our Thoughts and Feelings Influence our Behavior in Social Interactions

    By Lennart Pröss

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    Social psychology for beginners: How our thoughts and feelings influence our behavior in social interactions

    Getting to know the 4 big areas of social psychology

    Are you interested in social psychology?

    Do you want to know, what influences our perception and inner experience?

    Do you know, how we behave in and towards other groups?

    Find out more about the most important models of social psychology

    "Psychology concerns itself in general with the experience and behavior of humans. Social psychology concerns itself with the experiences and behavior of people in social situations. This short introduction into social psychology is meant to provide you with a rough overview of the topics that social psychology deals with concretely. The aim is to bring the most important areas of research and application closer to you. For this you will be introduced to the most diverse notions of common theories from all kinds of areas. Essential elements of chosen social psychological models will be presented to you. With the help of guiding questions, examples and small thought experiments you will be invited, to think about social psychological phenomena on your own."

    Learn with this helpful guide...

    ... with whichresearch questions social psychology concerns itself

    ... which scientific theoretical basic concepts are relevant in the context of social psychology

    ... intrapersonal processes: why we for instance find certain people attractive and others not

    ... interpersonal processes: what really constitutes interpersonal relationships

    ... intragroup processes: our characteristic behavior in

    ... intergroup processes: why amongst other things conflicts arise between groups and how to reduce the appearance of these<

    ... and so much more!

    Secure your chance today and find out, how we perceive things, think and behave in a social context

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLennart Pröss
    Release dateAug 27, 2019
    ISBN9781393053040
    Social Psychology for Beginners: How our Thoughts and Feelings Influence our Behavior in Social Interactions

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      Social Psychology for Beginners - Lennart Pröss

      Social Psychology for Beginners

      How our thoughts and feelings influence our behaviour in social interactions

      ––––––––

      Lennart Pröss 

      Table of Contents

      1. Introduction to social psychology

      2. Research methods

      2.1 Scientific theoretical basic concepts

      2.2 Quality criteria for the assessment of socio-psychological research areas

      2.3 Research methods of social psychology

      2.4 Brief summary

      3. Intrapersonal processes

      3.1 Social cognition

      3.2 Underlying needs

      3.3 Rationale behind decisions

      3.4 Impact of emotions and moods

      3.5 Attribution

      3.6 Impression formation and perception of persons

      3.7 Brief summary

      4. Interpersonal processes

      4.1 From a fleeting relationship to a stable one

      4.2 Types of relationship

      4.3 The influence of interpersonal relationships on health

      4.4 Maintaining relationships

      4.5 Conflicts in relationships

      4.6 Prosocial behavior

      4.7 Aggressive behavior

      5. Intragroup processes

      5.1 The social group

      5.2 Social influence

      5.3 Work in groups

      6. Intergroup processes

      6.1 Intergroup perception

      6.2 Causes of intergroup conflicts

      6.3 Reducing prejudices via group contact

      6.4 Prosocial behavior between groups

      7. Conclusion

      1. Introduction to social psychology

      Psychology in general concerns itself with the experience and behavior of humans. Social psychology concerns itself with the experiences and behaviors of humans in social situations. This short introduction into social psychology is meant to provide you with a rough overview of the topics that social psychology deals with concretely. The aim is to bring the most important areas of research and application closer to you. For this you will be introduced to the most diverse notions of common theories from all kinds of areas. Essential elements of chosen social psychological models will be presented to you. With the help of guiding questions, examples and small thought experiments, you will be invited to think about social psychological phenomena on your own.

      The aim of this introduction is not to deal with individual theories to the last detail and to analyze them in their whole complexity. This is why especially chapters 2 and 3 of this introduction fall rather short. These two chapters are of a more theoretical and abstract nature but still an important foundation for the understanding of social psychologic research. This introduction, of course, does not replace a social psychological module at a university. It is more so intended to awake an interest in social psychology within you.

      When it comes to content, all social psychological topics can be divided into four big processes. First of all, there are intrapersonal processes (chapter 3). Intrapersonal processes are processes that take place within one person. These processes include things like impression formation, social cognition or the rationale behind decisions. The second area of social psychology includes interpersonal processes (chapter 4). These are processes that take place between single persons. These include thematic areas like friendship, love and attraction. The third big area concerns itself with intragroup processes (chapter 5). Intragroup processes are processes that take place within a group of people. Typical intragroup issues deal with group performance, the work ethic and decision-making within a group, as well as with authorities and majorities. The fourth and final big area of social psychology deals with intergroup processes (chapter 6).  These are processes that take place between different groups. Relevant topics from this area are prejudices, conflicts and solidarity between group structures. You might have already noticed that social psychology is concerned with extremely relevant topics from the daily social life of every human being.

      Due to this high variety of topics the range of professions of social psychologists is quite wide. Social psychologists work in the most diverse areas. Of course, they are active in the research of foundations and application. Social psychologists describe, research and analyze the most different areas of social life. They are teachers or more so tutors in the education of adults. You can find them in management consultation as well as in the research of market behavior and opinions. Even the advertising sector makes use of the expertise of social psychologists every now and then. Institutions of social welfare, such as juvenile welfare offices, social welfare offices or other social institutions, are dependent on the support of social psychologists as well. Last but not least, social psychology and its findings supports politics with advice and action.   Groups representing interests, authorities and associations often make use of the expertise of social psychologists. You can see that the professional opportunities within social psychology are thus quite versatile.

      In the field of social and behavioral sciences, social psychology can be seen as a linking factor. It connects processes on the so-called macro level with processes on the micro level. Macro processes are political, economic or socio-structural processes. They usually fall within the remit of political sciences, economics or sociology. Micro processes describe the subjective experience of the individual. These processes are usually dealt with by cognitive psychology, personality psychology or neuroscience. Social psychology eventually investigates how macroprocesses affect microprocesses and vice versa.  

      Before you can jump into the content topics of social psychology,

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