A text by Klineberg (1940) looked at the interaction between social context and personality development. Murphy & Murphy (1931/37) produced a book summarizing the findings of 1,000 studies in social psychology. Murchison (1935) published The first handbook on social psychology was published by Murchison in 1935. His book also dealt with topics still evident today, such as emotion, conformity, and the effects of an audience on others. He also took a methodological approach, discussing actual research and emphasizing that the field was one of a “science … which studies the behavior of the individual in so far as his behavior stimulates other individuals, or is itself a reaction to this behavior” (1942: p. This belief is not the principle upheld in modern social psychology, however.Īllport’s work (1924) underpins current thinking to a greater degree, as he acknowledged that social behavior results from interactions between people. He believed that social behavior was innate/instinctive and, therefore, individual, hence his choice of topics. The first notable book in English was published by McDougall in 1908 (An Introduction to Social Psychology), which included chapters on emotion and sentiment, morality, character, and religion, quite different from those incorporated in the field today. Texts focusing on social psychology first emerged at the start of the 20th century. Therefore Wundt (1900–1920) encouraged the methodological study of language and its influence on the social being.
It emphasized the notion that personality develops because of cultural and community influences, especially through language, which is both a social product of the community as well as a means of encouraging particular social thought in the individual. “Volkerpsychologie” emerged, which focused on the idea of a collective mind. Lazarus & Steinthal wrote about Anglo-European influences in 1860. This led to the idea of a group mind, which is important in the study of social psychology.
Hegel (1770–1831) introduced the concept that society has inevitable links with the development of the social mind. History of Social Psychology Early InfluencesĪristotle believed that humans were naturally sociable, a necessity that allows us to live together (an individual-centered approach), whilst Plato felt that the state controlled the individual and encouraged social responsibility through social context (a socio-centered approach).
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