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Social thought and Social Behaviour

ICSE · Class 12 · Psychology

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Card 1Introduction to social psychology

What is social psychology?

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Social psychology is the branch of psychology that studies how people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. It explains why social

Card 2Social perception

What is social perception?

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Social perception is a process by which individuals seek to know and understand other persons. It involves observing behaviour, noticing reactions, and forming ideas about a person’s feelings, motives

Card 3Social perception

Why does social perception vary from person to person and from time to time?

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Social perception varies because people judge others on the basis of behaviour and reactions in a given situation. If the behaviour changes, the impression may also change. A person who seems unfriend

Card 4Social perception

What are the four basic components of social perception?

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The four basic components are non-verbal communication, attribution, impression formation and impression management, and verification. Together, these help a person understand and judge others.

Card 5Non-verbal communication

What is non-verbal communication? Give examples.

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Non-verbal communication is communication through facial expressions, eye contact, voice, gestures, body contact, posture, and appearance. Examples include a smile, a frown, direct eye contact, a hand

Card 6Non-verbal communication

Why is non-verbal communication important in social perception?

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Non-verbal communication gives valuable information about a person’s feelings and helps in understanding them. It is useful in judging whether someone is comfortable, angry, nervous, confident, or uni

Card 7Attribution

What is attribution?

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Attribution is the process through which a person tries to identify and understand the causes of another person’s behaviour and one’s own behaviour. It helps in explaining why an action happened.

Card 8Kelley's theory of attribution

What are internal causes and external causes in attribution?

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Internal causes are reasons linked to a person’s own qualities such as personality, motives, emotions, and intentions. External causes are reasons linked to outside factors such as social pressure, fa

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