The Person and the Situation: Perspectives of Social Psychology Lee Ross, Richard E. Nisbett
Publisher: Pinter & Martin Ltd

Apr 13, 2012 - Social psychology reached maturity in both theory and method during the 1980s and 1990s. According to this perspective, there are three main factors that explain why an It is especially the degree to which a person feels they belong to a group or identity that plays a part in how they perceive their situation. Donna Jackson A study headed by Stephen Janik and Rodney Wellens at the University of Miami in Florida found that 43.4 percent of the attention we focus on someone is devoted to their eyes, with the mouth running a poor second at 12.6 percent. May 19, 2014 - Nahmias argues that "because scientific claims about free will are being widely publicized, it is increasingly important to ensure that these claims match up with what people actually believe about free will" (2). A point that gets less attention in this volume is Gazzaniga argues that there is no free will, but that even so moral responsibility is in good shape, since "it is a property of human social interactions, not mechanistic brains" (59). 4 days ago - NPR's take on Social Psychology's approach to replication: “The pressure to publish original research can mean scientists are neglecting to verify the work of others.” “I do not fully trust peer review.” A scientist's confessional. Gross argues that since Reappraisal takes place earlier in the emotion-eliciting situation and since it does not require constant self-regulation, it is the least costly strategy in terms of cognitive, physiological and social long-term ramifications (Ochsner & Gross 2005). Careful ethical standards regulated research, and greater pluralism and multicultural perspectives emerged. Jan 9, 2014 - In order to answer this question, we will take a social psychological perspective and use the social identity model of collective action to understand participation in protest. Their research tends to be highly empirical and is often centered around laboratory experiments. May 7, 2014 - He defines psychological stress as the relationship between the person and the environment that is appraised by the person as taxing and endangering quality of life (Lazarus & Folkman 1984). This is not remotely like the situation where the wrong person gets accused of some violent assault because they were misidentified and picked out of a line-up. Sep 15, 2010 - Psychology Today: Here to Help. Psychologically oriented researchers place a great deal of emphasis on the immediate social situation, and the interaction between person and situation variables. (The mouth and the All of us unconsciously play these power games with our eyes, even using eye contact to manipulate a social situation in order to get what we want. Oct 7, 2013 - By Dennis Abrams.