Educ 301 (Psycho-Social

Perspective in Education)

Claudine D. Dayalo
Reporter

Dr. Elmer M. Albaladejo

Course Facilitator
History of Social Psychology
 Social
Psychology
Science

INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCE
Thoughts BY OTHER
Feelings PEOPLE
Behavior
Social Psychology – is the
scientific study of human
behavior in social groups. It
attempts to understand how an
individual’s behavior, thoughts
and feelings influenced by
others in difference social
situation.
 Social Psychology emerged
as a new discipline in the 19 century
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The theory of Social Psychology is the product of the scholastic

contributions of Psychologist and Sociologist.

Psychologist studies on understanding the underlying

psychological factors of human behavior.
Sociologist – studies how people act within societies and
groups.
The History of Social Psychology can be explain in
terms of the following period:

1. Dawn of Social Psychology

2. Early Stage of Social Psychology
3. The Expansion Stage of Social
Psychology
4. The Modern Stage of Social Psychology
Dawn of Social Psychology
• Wilhelm Wundt ( 1832-1921)
is viewed as the founder of
Psychology.
• Published many articles under
the title of Social Psychology
• Father of experimental
psychology
• His ideas had little influence on
American Social thinkers

The year- wise contributions of

renowned social scientists towards the
establishment of social psychologist are
as follows:
-Look within
-Observe his
own behavior
• 1898: Norman Triplet conducted the first laboratory
experiment to understand the mutual impact of actions of
individual known as social facilitation.

theory can be best

understood as the
tendency of people to
perform better when
they are being
watched or when they
are competing with
others doing the same
task. 
• 1908: the textbooks of social Psychology were publish
by William McDougal, a Psychologist and Edward Ross,
a Sociologist.

William McDougal
• 1920: the first Institute of Social Psychology
was founded by Willy Hellpach in Germany in
1920.

Sixth State
President of Baden

He served as a
doctor in the First
World War
• 1924: Floyd Allport published the third volume
of Social Psychology

• Father of
Experimental Social
Psychology
• 1925: Edward Bogardus developed the Social Distance
Scale. This scale was further advanced by Louis
Thurstone in 1928 and Rensis Likert in 1932.
• 1934: The known book ‘Mind, Self & Society’ was
published by G. H Mead which focused on the
interaction of self and others.
 Early Stage of Social Psychology (1935-1945)

• 1936: The Psychology of Social Norms was Published

by Muzaffar Sherif

Dissertation
Titled: Some
Social
Factors in
Perception
• 1938: John Dollor
introduced the
frustration-
aggression
hypothesis
• 1941 to 1945: U.S
government recruitment
many Social
Psychologist to help the
victims of world war
and to understand the
socio-psychological
factors leading to and
controlling wars.
 Educ 301 (Psycho-Social
Perspective in Education)

Jocelyn A. Dela Cruz

Reporter

Dr. Elmer M. Albaladejo

Course Facilitator
Expansion Stage of
Social Psychology
(1946-1984)

•1949: An experiment on
attitude change and
persuasion, the important
area of Social Psychology,
was conducted and findings
were published by Car
Hovland.
• 1954: Prejudice is
an important
topic Social
Psychology that
was explored
and publish the
Gordon Allport.
Allport Scale
of Prejudice
The research findings The Society of The European
to explore “the Experimental Association of
phenomena of Social Experimental
obedience towards
authoritative
Psychology was Social
individuals’ were founded. Psychology was
published by Stanley founded.
Milgram.

1963 1965 1966

• 1968: Bibb Latane & John Darley presented
the ‘Bystander Intervention Model’
• 1981: A study with the
title ‘ The meta-
analysis of gender
disparities in behavior’
was conducted by Alice
Eagly along with her
collaborations.
• 1985: Shelly Taylor &
Susan Fiske published
‘Social Cognition
Theory’ to elaborate
cognitive perspectives
of Social Psychology
 MODERN
STAGE OF
SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY
(1985- onwards)
• 1986: The theory of
Communication
and Persuasion
Central &
Peripheral Routes
was published by
John Cacioppo
and Richard Petty.
• 1989: Brenda and
Jennifer Crocker
published an
article with the
title of Social
Stigma and Self
Esteem
• 1991: An article
on the important
area of Social
Psychology
‘How culture
shapes the self’
was published
by Shinobu
Kitayama and
Hazel Markus.
• 1995: An Article with the title
of ‘Stereotype Threat &
Intellectual-Test
Performance’ was published
by Joshua Aronson & Claude
Steele.