Principles of Social Psychology

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Social Psychology
Study of behaviour in social context
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Rationalist view
Truth of things can be discovered in the world by means of logical reasoning and scientific methods
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Postmodern view
Truth is constructed by people
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Behaviourism
Relying on observed behaviour in response to external stimuli
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Cognitive theory
Processes of categorisation and stereotyping to seek to simplify a complex social world
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Social neuroscience
Locate cognitive processes within the brain
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Evolution
Attempt to explain contemporary behaviours as a legacy of behaviours which were useful for fitness in the environment
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Personality theory
Behaviour is a matter of stable personality types- but personality is not stable long-term
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Weaknesses of social psychology
Reductionist
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Truth of things can be discovered in the world by means of logical reasoning and scientific methods

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