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It is not a secret that the way we act towards the world is an effect of how the world acts towards us. It is ironic, is not it?
There is still a battle between whether the nature (genetics/biological factors) or the nurture (influence of external factors) that shapes us individuals, yet the big ideas in Social Psychology reveal that “We construct our social reality” through social, biological, and psychological influences, as well as our personal attitude and disposition.
Thinking is also talking to ourselves, our perspective with ourselves how we criticize and see ourselves and how we connect it with other people. How we think every day it influences how we perceive and react to situations. There are ways to think, social thinking is one of them it refers to
1. Social thinking
You and I may react differently to a situation because we think differently.
Our Social Intuitions Are Often Powerful but Sometimes Perilous Social Influences Shape Our Behavior
Have you ever felt nervous that something might happen? Did you ever felt like doing something but did not pursue on doing it because your gut says no? It’s your intuition.
Personal Attitudes and Dispositions Also Shape Behavior
Internal forces also matter. Our inner attitudes affect our outer behavior.
How we might feel on something might change the way we behave for example we specifically hate the online class we might skip classes and our grades might fail.
Whether we believe that dieting might work or not will affect how eager we are on losing weight and staying healthy.
Some Big Ideas in Social Psychology 