Introduction to Social Psychology

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BSc PS407 Social Psychology (Introducing Social Psychology (Chapters 1 & 15)) Flashcards on Introduction to Social Psychology, created by Petite Piplup on 08/10/2013.
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Outline Critical Social Psychology Universal principles are insufficient when explaining human nature as these principles are relative and contextual. E.g. dependent on multitudes of variables such as time, culture and location. Therefore critical social psychologists do not consider social psychology as a science.
Which two individuals are regarded as being the founders of social psychology? Herbart (society is a large aspect of human existence) Comte (social aspects studied as natural sciences)
Outline Völkerpsychologie Late 19th century harbinger to today's social psychology. The concept of the "collective mind". Associated with Wilhelm Wundt, individual and social psychologies separate, individual is influenced by social.
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