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Social Psychology book cover
Social Psychology, 7/e
David G Myers, Hope College
Module A

Learning Objectives

After completing your study of this chapter you should be able to:

1.

Describe how thinking errors may contaminate the personality interpretations made by mental health professionals.

2.

Discuss implications of illusory thinking principles for psychology as a scientific discipline.

3.

Describe the thought patterns of depressed persons and discuss whether their attributions are a cause or consequence of their depressed mood.

4.

Describe the thought patterns associated with loneliness and social anxiety.

5.

Discuss factors influencing people's reactions to illness and the role of negative emotions in health.

6.

Identify social-psychological principles that can usefully be applied in treating psychological disorders.

7.

Discuss the links between close relationships and well-being.








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