tailieunhanh - PsychologyA Self-Teaching Guide phần 10

xã hội tâm lý học là nghiên cứu có hệ thống trao đổi với những người khác trong môi trường của chúng tôi ảnh hưởng đến suy nghĩ, cảm xúc của chúng tôi, và hành động. 2. TF những đặc điểm tính cách chơi hầu như không có vai trò trong việc thu hút cá. | 16 Social Psychology Interacting with Other People PREVIEW QUIZ True or False 1. T F Social psychology is the systematic study of how exchanges with other people in our environment influence our thoughts feelings and actions. 2. T F Personality traits play almost no role in interpersonal attraction. 3. T F In the art of persuasion a one-sided argument is usually more effec- tive than a two-sided argument. 4. T F The social phenomenon known as bystander apathy suggests that peo- ple in the city are cold and unfeeling and that people in a small town are warm and understanding. 5. T F Cognitive dissonance is a mental state created when opposed ideas exist simultaneously at a conscious level. Answers can be found on page 260. Psychology is to a large extent the study of thoughts feelings and actions. Nonetheless much of our behavior takes place in the context of either a relationship or a reaction to other people. Social psychology the subject of 247 248 PSYCHOLOGY this chapter recognizes the importance that others play in determining our behavior. Objectives After completing this chapter you will be able to define social psychology identify six important aspects of interpersonal attraction describe the four key components making up an attitude discuss the factors involved in the art of persuasion specify the processes that induce conformity explain the three ways in which human beings reduce cognitive dissonance. You will recall from chapter 9 that Aristotle called the human being the thinking animal. The human being could just as well be called the social animal. The Social Animal is indeed the title of a book by the research psychologist Elliot Aaronson. A moment s reflection reveals that much human behavior occurs in group settings the family school club church military unit and so forth. These group settings automatically imply interactions with other people. The way in which we interact with others such as our friends parents siblings and coworkers affects our .