how do sociologists study the social aspects of psychology? explain
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What Is Social Psychology?
Think for a moment about how you act when you're alone. Does your behavior change when you're around your friends? What about when your parents are in the room? How does your behavior change when your professor or boss is observing you?
Psychology is the scientific study of how people act, think, and feel. Social psychology studies how people act, think, and feel in the context of society. That is, how people's behaviors, thoughts, and feelings change because of other people.
Think back to the example above. Your behavior probably changes depending on who is in the room with you. But even when you're in a room alone, your thoughts, feelings, and even behaviors are influenced by other people: the thought of someone you don't like could make you feel angry; the fact that you wash your hands before handling food comes from lessons taught to you by your grandmother; that thing that your crush said this afternoon could replay in your mind as you try to analyze it. In all of these cases, society has an impact on you.
Think for a moment about how you act when you're alone. Does your behavior change when you're around your friends? What about when your parents are in the room? How does your behavior change when your professor or boss is observing you?
Psychology is the scientific study of how people act, think, and feel. Social psychology studies how people act, think, and feel in the context of society. That is, how people's behaviors, thoughts, and feelings change because of other people.
Think back to the example above. Your behavior probably changes depending on who is in the room with you. But even when you're in a room alone, your thoughts, feelings, and even behaviors are influenced by other people: the thought of someone you don't like could make you feel angry; the fact that you wash your hands before handling food comes from lessons taught to you by your grandmother; that thing that your crush said this afternoon could replay in your mind as you try to analyze it. In all of these cases, society has an impact on you.
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