Social Psychology

Social psychology is basically the essence of having an understanding of the individual behaviors in the social context. The scientific understanding of the people’s thoughts, behaviors and their feelings which are influenced by an imagined, actual or the implied means by other people constitutes to social psychology. Behaviors, feelings and the thoughts are all psychological variables which can be measured in a human being (Funder et al., 2014). Having an imagination or an implied feeling that other persons may be present in a specific setting gives a suggestion that humanity is subject to the social influence whereas the identified persons are not present for example during watching or when there is a following of the cultural norms which are internalized. The social psychologists indicate the behaviors of the humanity in terms of their behavior which is as a result of some interactions with the mental status and the immediate situations in the social settings. Social psychology is mainly concerned with the identification of the way the beliefs, feelings, interactions, goals and the thoughts are formulated and in the way the psychological factors are used in influencing the interactions with people (Stephens et al., 2014).

Education is typically a form of an applied social psychology in more ways than one. In every occasion where there is more than one person together with a goal of getting them educated, there is a need and an open opportunity to use the social psychological guidelines which will be very influential in the learning of an individual. This is very effective in making sure that the students are interested in learning, reduces the idea of anonymity, provide a difference of the academic success and in any case the failures are reduced through demonstration of the teachings (Funder et al., 2014). The kind of educational system that is currently in place is one of the most complex forms of education where the players and the educators, in general, are involved in creating a way for the students to gather enough confidence and education for the benefit of their future academically. In place, there is no even a single approach to learning which can be termed to have worked for every person. It is therefore very important to identify the various methodologies which can are used in making sure the students capture close to everything taught or discussed in the course of teaching (Stephens et al., 2014). The basic interactions between the students and the teachers is a valid and an effective form of social psychology that helps students understand better the causes of living. Learning can only be defined as an endeavor that is of a lifetime. Individuals do not only make an improvement of learning in school but also learn while they are working, in the social settings and also when they are performing the simple minded or the physical tasks in their homes (Hussein, 2015).

Science in psychology is the highest contributor when it comes to the performance of a student which is helpful in making the teaching very simple and basic for the students involved. Learning and being an educator are linked to the behavior and social aspects of human development which includes the motivation, communication, cognition and the social interaction. For example, the principle of the teachers having a very high expectation on their students can impact the students by making him or her very motivated and therefore success is assured. However, if a teacher identifies a particular student to be lacking the capability to perform and he or she does not verbally say it, the mental state can communicate to the student and similarly make him or her to performs worst.  Social psychology is applied to every field of learning and this makes it very possible for the students to either perform better or perform worst with regards to the environment (Fayolle & Liñán, 2014). However, if the teacher has a very high level of expectation to basically all the students in a class, this can create an impact on the students’ performance in general thereby making them perform in a better way.

 Psychology is a very intrinsic part of the education and also pre-service educators are not sufficiently equipped with the social psychology part of learning. In the education system, cognitive and behavioral aspects of social learning are ever present. The cognitive aspect is a field which is involved in studying the relation in which people perceive, acquire, communicate and remember any information. The behavioral aspect is more concerned with the tendency to modify the behaviors with regards to their consequences. Social research is very important in education, personal life and at work since it allows the students and the general society identifies the various methodologies to deal with upcoming situations in the lives of people in general. For example, in education, a student is able to build the required knowledge and similarly get the most efficient form of learning. In every profession, research is required to build a basis on certain issues (Funder et al., 2014). At work, for example, an employee is able to avoid certain activities that might hinder the success and performance level for effective delivery. This also applies to a personal life where individuals are able to project the necessary moves to succeed in life situations such as determining what one should do when faced with certain situations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Fayolle, A., & Liñán, F. (2014). The future of research on entrepreneurial intentions. Journal of Business Research, 67(5), 663-666.

Funder, D. C., Levine, J. M., Mackie, D. M., Morf, C. C., Sansone, C., Vazire, S., & West, S. G. (2014). Improving the dependability of research in personality and social psychology: Recommendations for research and educational practice. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 18(1), 3-12.

Hussein, A. (2015). The use of triangulation in social sciences research: Can qualitative and quantitative methods be combined?. Journal of Comparative Social Work, 4(1).         

Stephens, N. M., Hamedani, M. G., & Destin, M. (2014). Closing the social-class achievement gap: A difference-education intervention improves first-generation students’ academic performance and all students’ college transition. Psychological science, 25(4), 943-953.