Methods Of Social Psychology Research Articles

Current Perspectives in Social Psychology: Readings with Commentary Second Edition, Principles and Methods of Social Psychology

Current Perspectives in Social Psychology: Readings with Commentary Second Edition, Principles and Methods of Social Psychology

Principles and Methods of Social Psychology.

Principles and Methods of Social Psychology.

New frontiers in demography and social psychology

The topics of demography are those of human fate: birth, illness, marriage, occupation, and death. The methods of demography therefore relate global rates to major events, submerging the individual decision. The social psychologist observes the regularities of people's behavior in different social conditions and builds models from individual decisions. Since he looks at patterns independent of the event, the kind of event does not matter, and he tends to concentrate on trivial events which are amenable to research.To the degree that man has obtained control over his environment, he is able to look at demographic events as less than fate. Social conditions have also given more control to the individual over many events over which he had no control previously, such as choice of a marriage partner or an occupational career. Thus, the classical methods of demography are frequently insufficient to deal with demographic data, and abrupt changes may occur because of vagaries of individual decisions. The more the demographic trends can be affected by individual decisions, the more the methods of social psychology become useful in understanding changes in population composition.The possibilities of micro-demography, of building up demographic trends from individual decisions, become stronger as more individual control can be exerted over the events. Such disparate events as control of infectious disease, air pollution, birth control, civil rights, and changes in the educational system and occupational structure have given individuals more control over different demographic variables, made the study of individual decisions with demographic consequences important, and led to joint efforts by demographers and social psychologists.

The Use of Clinical Methods in Social Psychology

The Use of Clinical Methods in Social Psychology

The literature on panic.

Past and present analyses of panic are summarized with respect to theories of causation and methods of prophylaxis. The disagreement in emphasis upon various physiological, psychological, and sociological factors indicates that the specific causes of panic are not yet known. The usual methods of social psychology are not well adapted to a direct study of panic. Better methods must be developed. 18-item bibliography. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

The Sociological Significance of Measurable Attitudes

The Sociological Significance of Measurable Attitudes

V. The Observation of Children's Behaviors as a Method in Social Psychology

Journal Article V. The Observation of Children's Behaviors as a Method in Social Psychology Get access Florence L. Goodenough Florence L. Goodenough University of Minnesota Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 15, Issue 4, May 1937, Pages 476–479, https://doi.org/10.2307/2571412 Published: 01 May 1937

VI. Attitude Measurement as a Method in Social Psychology

VI. Attitude Measurement as a Method in Social Psychology

Quantitative Methods in Social Psychology

T HE TITLE of this paper represents a small subdivision of one of the subtlest problems in the field of sociology, namely, the nature of the symbolic mechanisms through which man deals to an increasing degree with his universe. These mechanisms consist of neuro-muscular sets of some kind in the human organism. When these sets, namely our verbal mechanisms, correspond closely to the conditions to which we must adjust, they greatly facilitate our adjustments. For example, a map is a highly valuable symbolic representation provided its pattern, order, and sequences correspond to the actual terrain over which we must travel.' It is a corresponding handicap, if it fails to indicate where the rivers and the mountains are, if it confuses the order in which they occur, or otherwise fails to correspond to the conditions to which we must adjust. Sometimes a local map which may be adequate for most kinds of travel within its own borders turns out to be very misleading in the light of a larger perspective. In the same way the verbal systems and orientations of a primitive primary group society may turn out to be grossly inadequate in a national or world society of secondary group relationships. The best illustration of this phenomenon is the successive intellectual revolutions that mark the epochs of science. Each resulted from the difficulty of forcing increasingly adequate observations into the then existing verbal schemes. The new orientations, such as those of Copernicus, Newton, and Einstein, provided a more adequate intellectual chart according to which mental operations could proceed without contradicting the concrete observations of life. As Poincare says: All the scientist creates in a fact is the language in which he enunciates it.12 Now social psychology is the branch of sociology which is increasingly concerned with the linguistic behavior of man. The present paper deals with one type of this linguistic be-

Scientific method in social psychology.

The student of social psychology has attempted to use the same scientific approach as in the exact sciences--considering the subject as remote, or apart, from himself. The data of the social sciences are found to be those of experience--common experience--which can be recognized by the individual only as he lives them. The expression may be pathological and non-functioning, as in unfounded fears and hopes, or it may be more healthful and socially integrated, as in the coordinated performance of a common task, but in either case it is the experience which becomes the subject-matter of a social investigation. For the social psychologist, the only possibility for investigation of his material lies in submitting the conditions of control those social interrelationships of which he is an element. The social scientist, within the social organism of which he is a part, may become sensitive to the presence of those attitudes and impulses which, in their extreme form, are responsible for the major social disorders of the day. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

The Psychology of Everyday Life.

Psychology and Everyday Life, 2nd edition, has been fully updated to match the latest OCR AS level specification. Containing recent research and developments, it looks at psychology within recognisable everyday situations, introducing some of the fundamental ideas and controversies in psychology. The book explores the 20 core studies, focusing on: cognitive psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, physiological psychology, individual differences, and research methods. The authors examine the key concepts, issues and debates of each study as well as providing clear critical evaluations. Psychology and Everyday Life also has a brand new chapter devoted to the core studies examination, including sample exam questions and tips on exam performance. Psychology and Everyday Life, 2nd edition, is endorsed by OCR and is the ideal core textbook for OCR AS level students. Students following other specifications will also find it valuable, as will general readers interested in the application of psychology to everyday life.