Social Psychology, political science homework help

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Book in use is "Social Psychology" 10E edition.

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Social psychology has a unique definition as a social science but gets some of its characteristics from other disciplines of psychology such as personality and cognitive, as well as science of sociology. Kurt Lewin is one of the founders of social psychology who posed a theory on action research. According to his theory, “action research utilizes active collaboration as part of its process to understand group and organizational dynamics in a social context. It is used to effectively promote change.” Lewin believed social research should be used as a vehicle for change.

Explain how social psychology is considered a science? In what ways is social psychology similar or different from other disciplines of psychology and sociology?

Describe some of Lewin's accomplishments regarding the promotion of social change during his lifetime. Explain Lewin's impact on social psychology as a science and on the society as a whole.

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Running Head: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Social Psychology

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Social psychology involves the scientific study of human behavior about the presence of
other people. In this subject, it is assumed that psychological human variables such as feelings
and thoughts vary with the absence or presence of other people, whether actual or implied. The
presence of empirical concepts of testing and observation render the study a science. Social
psychology relates to both sociology and psychology since the three deal with human societal
aspects such as relationships (Baumeister & Finkel, 2010). Nonetheless, social psychology varies
for sociology as it deals with the people within...


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