SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGISTS

• What is Social psychology
• Services offered
• The training required
• Social psychology studies

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

• Looks at the behaviour, thoughts and feelings of a person.
• They then observe how the presence of other people impact one’s thoughts and emotions.
• They observe other social variables that also affect a person’s behaviour.

SERVICES OFFERED:

• The services conducted by social psychologists vary significantly simply because of there being a variety of careers for them.
• Some examples would include:

THE TRAINING REQUIRED

• The period of time that they study for varies as it is solely based off what they choose.
• In university you can earn a bachelors degree all the way to a PHD in psychology / social psychology.
• Can take about 4 -10 years to study to become a social psychologist.

EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY STUDIES

• The Halo effect
• Social identity theory
• The bystander effect
• Wegner’s dream rebound experiment

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