SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY PHASE 2

Social psychology is the scientific study of persons as member of the groups with emphasis on their social and interpersonal relationships. It focuses on the individual behaviour as it affects and is affected by the behaviour of others.
Psychologist study the individual in reactions to stimuli of any kind in the past few decades they have been great progress in understanding behaviour processes like learning, remembering, perceiving, feeling, etc. On the other hand Sociologist and Anthropologist focus upon group behaviour rather than individuals compositions.

INTROSPECTION:
Introspection is self observation or looking inward. It is actually the analysis of the process of the mind as carefully and objectively as possible. Individual looks within and reports on some aspect of is own present and past experience; it involves the description of one's personal and private views. It is the belief that no other person knows and understands another person's private life than the individual himself. Rating scales, questionnaires and public opinion polls are based on introspection since the respondent expresses his personal opinions or views about the issue he is asked to comment on.
The method has both advantages and disadvantages. For example, it is the only method that can yield data on thoughts, feelings, attitudes, etc. Which are private and cannot be assessed by any other person. The method can yield a valid result if the matter under investigation is not complicated and restrictive. On the other hand, introspection may yield inaccurate result if the subject is careless, ignorant or unwilling to reveal certain secret information.
Although psychologists have questioned the accuracy and suitability of introspection as a method, it is obvious that each one has inner mental life that he is conscious of and may wish to report his thoughts and feeling to others for their comments and reactions. In addition, introspection may provide good hypothesis that may be investigated by other methods.
Conclusively, the objectivity and accuracy of introspection is a function of the matter being investigated. A sensitive and very personal matter may yield inaccurate result while a less sensitive one such as one's opinion about the last football match or one's favorite food may yield a frank and honest opinion.