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Social Psychology is the study of how people think about, influence, and
relate to other people. It differs from social psychology in that social psychology
focuses more on the individual as a social being, whereas sociology places more
emphasis on society at large.
A. Social thought and cognition: how people think about the social world;
how people select, interpret, remember, and use social information
• Dimensions of Causality
1. Internal/External causes
• Internal attribution – personality traits; intelligence,
attitudes, interests, health, etc.
• External attribution – social influence or pressure,
environment, situation, luck, etc.
2. Stable/Unstable causes
• Stable – enduring; personality, culture, environment, etc.
• Unstable – temporary; mood, sickness, attitude, luck, etc.
3. Controllable/Uncontrollable causes
• Controllable – effort, personality, mood, skill, etc.
• Uncontrollable – luck, environment, time, other people’s
traits, etc.
C. Social Relations: How our relationships with other people affect our
behavior
• Types