In this video I introduce social psychology and the investigation of how groups, culture, and social context influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. I differentiate social psychology from sociology, which generally looks at influence on broader groups rather than individuals. … Read More
Stereotype Threat & Identity Contingencies
In this video I consider that while broad environmental factors like nutrition and education can’t fully account for racial gaps in IQ, more subtle effects on individuals may help to explain some of these differences. Claude Steele and Joshua Aronson … Read More
Disposition or Situation?
How do we understand the behavior of other people? Rather than focusing on a person’s traits (or their disposition) as we did in personality psychology, we’ll now include a focus on the situation the person is in. We’ll begin with … Read More
Key Terms for Social Psychology
Download a free pdf of this key terms list here: Social-Psychology-Key-Terms Find explanations and examples of all of these key terms and more here: Master Introductory Psychology: Complete Edition social psychology sociology basic research applied … Read More
Gina Perry’s “Behind the Shock Machine”
I recently read Gina Perry’s book Behind the Shock Machine: The Untold Story of the Notorious Milgram Psychology Experiments which offers a fascinating investigation into Stanley Milgram’s famous experiments on obedience to authority. Perry digs into Milgram’s notes, letters, and book … Read More