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Social Psychology

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The branch of psychology that covers society as a whole, studying social behavior and intergroup relations, including how people's thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced by the presence of others.

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Central Question
How are an individual's thoughts, feelings and behaviors shaped by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other people? 1
Key Debate
Many classic social psychology findings, including some of its most famous experiments, have proven difficult to reproduce in later attempts, leading researchers to describe the field as facing a genuine replication crisis. 1
Social Psychology
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Actor-Observer Bias, Psychological Phenomena
Amity-Enmity Complex, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Amity-enmity complex
Amy Cuddy, Psychologists
Source Amy Cuddy (Wikipedia)
Anthony Greenwald, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Anthony Greenwald
Ap Dijksterhuis, Psychologists
Source Ap Dijksterhuis (Wikipedia)
Asch's Conformity Experiments, Studies and Experiments
Behavioral Contagion, Psychological Phenomena
Black Sheep Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Source Black sheep effect, Wikipedia
Bluma Zeigarnik, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Bluma Zeigarnik
Buss's Thirty-Seven Cultures Mate Preference Study, Studies and Experiments
Source Wikipedia: David Buss
Bystander Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Bystander Effect Experiments, Studies and Experiments
Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı, Psychologists
Source Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı (Wikipedia)
Claude Steele, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Claude Steele
Cognitive Dissonance, Theories and Concepts
Collective Narcissism, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Collective narcissism
Compassion Fade, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Compassion fade
Conformity, Psychological Phenomena
Crab Mentality, Psychological Phenomena
Source Crab mentality (Wikipedia)
Cross-Race Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Cross-Race Effect
Darley and Batson's Good Samaritan Experiment, Studies and Experiments
Daryl Bem, Psychologists
Source Daryl Bem (Wikipedia)
Dehumanization, Psychological Phenomena
Source Dehumanization (Wikipedia)
Deindividuation, Psychological Phenomena
Diederik Stapel, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Diederik Stapel
Diffusion of Responsibility, Theories and Concepts
Distinction Bias, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Distinction bias
Door-in-the-Face Technique, Psychological Phenomena
Source Door-in-the-Face Technique - Wikipedia
Effort Justification, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Effort Justification
Ego Depletion, Psychological Phenomena
Elton Mayo, Psychologists
Emotional Contagion, Psychological Phenomena
Empathy Gap, Psychological Phenomena
Source Empathy gap, Wikipedia
Excitation Transfer, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Excitation-transfer theory
False Consensus Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Festinger and Carlsmith's $1/$20 Experiment, Studies and Experiments
Source Wikipedia: Cognitive dissonance
Field Theory (Psychology), Theories and Concepts
Source Field theory (psychology), Wikipedia
Fritz Heider, Psychologists
Source Fritz Heider (Wikipedia)
Fundamental Attribution Error, Psychological Phenomena
Gender Schema Theory, Psychological Phenomena
Source Gender schema theory, Wikipedia
Gregory M. Herek, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Gregory M. Herek
Group Polarization, Psychological Phenomena
Groupshift, Psychological Phenomena
Groupthink, Psychological Phenomena
Halo Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Harold Kelley, Psychologists
Source Harold Kelley (Wikipedia)
Henri Tajfel, Psychologists
Herd Behavior, Psychological Phenomena
Herd Mentality, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Herd mentality
Hysterical Contagion, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Hysterical contagion
Icek Ajzen, Psychologists
Source Icek Ajzen (Wikipedia)
Idiosyncrasy Credit, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Idiosyncrasy credit
Ignacio Martin-Baro, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Ignacio Martin-Baro
Implicit Association Test Studies, Studies and Experiments
Irwin Altman, Psychologists
Source Irwin Altman (Wikipedia)
John Bargh, Psychologists
Source John Bargh (Wikipedia)
John Thibaut, Psychologists
Source John Thibaut (Wikipedia)
Just-World Hypothesis, Theories and Concepts
Lara Tiedens, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Lara Tiedens
Latane and Darley's Smoke-Filled Room Experiment, Studies and Experiments
Lawrence Kohlberg, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Lawrence Kohlberg
Leon Festinger, Psychologists
Locus of Control, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Locus of control
Loran Nordgren, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Loran Nordgren
Marie Jahoda, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Marie Jahoda
Martin Seligman, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Martin Seligman
Melvin Lerner, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Melvin J. Lerner
Mere Exposure Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Milgram's Obedience Experiments, Studies and Experiments
Minimal Group Paradigm, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Minimal group paradigm
Moral Disengagement, Psychological Phenomena
Source Moral disengagement (Wikipedia)
Muzafer Sherif, Psychologists
Optimism Bias, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Optimism Bias
Outgroup Homogeneity Bias, Psychological Phenomena
Pessimism Bias, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Optimism Bias
Philip Zimbardo, Psychologists
Piliavin's Subway Samaritan Study, Studies and Experiments
Pluralistic Ignorance, Psychological Phenomena
Positioning Theory, Theories and Concepts
Source Wikipedia: Positioning Theory
Pygmalion in the Classroom, Studies and Experiments
Reciprocity (Social Psychology), Psychological Phenomena
Source Reciprocity (social psychology), Wikipedia
Reciprocity Bias, Psychological Phenomena
Source Reciprocity (social psychology), Wikipedia
Ringelmann Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Risky Shift, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Group polarization
Robbers Cave Experiment, Studies and Experiments
Robert Rosenthal, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Robert Rosenthal (psychologist)
Roger Brown, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Roger Brown (psychologist)
Rosy Retrospection, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Rosy Retrospection
Sandra Bem, Psychologists
Source Sandra Bem (Wikipedia)
Scarcity (Social Psychology), Psychological Phenomena
Source Scarcity (social psychology), Wikipedia
Schachter and Singer's Epinephrine Experiment, Studies and Experiments
Self-Serving Bias, Psychological Phenomena
Shelley E. Taylor, Psychologists
Source Shelley E. Taylor (Wikipedia)
Sherif's Autokinetic Effect Experiments, Studies and Experiments
Social Comparison Bias, Psychological Phenomena
Social Comparison Theory, Theories and Concepts
Social Contagion, Psychological Phenomena
Source Social contagion - Wikipedia
Social Dominance Theory, Theories and Concepts
Source Social dominance theory, Wikipedia
Social Facilitation, Psychological Phenomena
Social Identity Theory, Theories and Concepts
Social Loafing, Psychological Phenomena
Social Proof, Psychological Phenomena
Social Representation Theory, Theories and Concepts
Source Wikipedia: Social Representation Theory
Socioemotional Selectivity Theory, Theories and Concepts
Source Wikipedia: Socioemotional Selectivity Theory
Solo Status, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Solo status
Solomon Asch, Psychologists
Spiral of Silence, Psychological Phenomena
Stanford Prison Experiment, Studies and Experiments
Stanley Milgram, Psychologists
Stanley Schachter, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Stanley Schachter
Stereotype Content Model, Theories and Concepts
Source Stereotype content model, Wikipedia
Stereotype Threat, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Stereotype Threat
Stereotype Threat Theory, Theories and Concepts
Superstar Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Superstar effect
Susan Fiske, Psychologists
Source Susan Fiske (Wikipedia)
Tajfel's Minimal Group Experiments, Studies and Experiments
Terror Management Theory, Theories and Concepts
Triplett's Cycling Experiments, Studies and Experiments
Source Wikipedia: Norman Triplett
Wade Nobles, Psychologists
Source Wade Nobles (Wikipedia)
Walter Mischel, Psychologists
Source Walter Mischel (Wikipedia)
Weapons Effect, Psychological Phenomena
Source Wikipedia: Weapons effect
William Swann, Psychologists
Source William Swann (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikipedia: Social psychology
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  • Opening paragraph
    Social psychology is the methodical study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.
  • Replication crisis section
    Many social psychological research findings have proven difficult to replicate, leading some to argue that social psychology is undergoing a replication crisis.
Simply Psychology, Branches of Psychology
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Social psychology covers numerous topics that focus on society as a whole, including the observation and study of social behavior and intergroup relations.
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Wikipedia: Cognitive dissonance
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Festinger's cognitive dissonance theory is still one of the most influential social theories in modern social psychology.
Wikipedia: Stanley Schachter
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was an American social psychologist best known for his development of the two factor theory of emotion
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Wikipedia: Claude Steele
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Fields Psychology (Social)
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Wikipedia: Melvin J. Lerner
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Fields Social psychology
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Wikipedia: Anthony Greenwald
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Anthony Galt Greenwald is a social psychologist
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Wikipedia: Martin Seligman
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Wikipedia article 'Martin Seligman' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Walter Mischel (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Walter Mischel' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Lawrence Kohlberg
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Wikipedia: Robert Rosenthal (psychologist)
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Wikipedia article 'Robert Rosenthal (psychologist)' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Socioemotional Selectivity Theory
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Wikipedia article 'Socioemotional selectivity theory' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Social Representation Theory
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Wikipedia article 'Social representation' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Icek Ajzen (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Icek Ajzen' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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John Thibaut (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'John Thibaut' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Harold Kelley (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Harold Kelley' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Fritz Heider (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Fritz Heider' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Daryl Bem (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Daryl Bem' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Irwin Altman (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Irwin Altman' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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William Swann (Wikipedia)
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Ap Dijksterhuis (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Ap Dijksterhuis' is filed under Category:Dutch social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Loran Nordgren
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Wikipedia article 'Loran Nordgren' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Bluma Zeigarnik
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Wikipedia article 'Bluma Zeigarnik' is filed under Category:Social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Marie Jahoda
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Wikipedia article 'Marie Jahoda' is filed under Category:British social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Diederik Stapel
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Wikipedia article 'Diederik Stapel' is filed under Category:Dutch social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Ignacio Martin-Baro
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Wikipedia article 'Ignacio Martín-Baró' is filed under Category:Social psychologists.
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Sandra Bem (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Sandra Bem' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Susan Fiske (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Susan Fiske' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Wade Nobles (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Wade Nobles' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Amy Cuddy (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Amy Cuddy' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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John Bargh (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'John Bargh' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: David Buss
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Wikipedia: Norman Triplett
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Wikipedia article 'Norman Triplett' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Optimism Bias
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    Wikipedia article 'Optimism bias' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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    Wikipedia article 'Optimism bias' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Rosy Retrospection
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Wikipedia article 'Rosy retrospection' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Compassion fade
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Wikipedia article 'Compassion fade' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Distinction bias
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Wikipedia article 'Distinction bias' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Dehumanization (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Dehumanization' is filed under Category:Social psychology concepts.
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Black sheep effect, Wikipedia
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Wikipedia article 'Black sheep effect' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Locus of control
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Wikipedia article 'Locus of control' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Social dominance theory, Wikipedia
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Wikipedia article 'Social dominance theory' is filed under Category:Social psychology concepts.
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Scarcity (social psychology), Wikipedia
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Wikipedia article 'Scarcity (social psychology)' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Empathy gap, Wikipedia
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Wikipedia article 'Empathy gap' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Crab mentality (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Crab mentality' is filed under Category:Social psychology concepts.
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Gender schema theory, Wikipedia
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Wikipedia article 'Gender schema theory' is filed under Category:Social psychology concepts.
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Wikipedia: Group polarization
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Wikipedia article 'Group polarization' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Social contagion - Wikipedia
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Wikipedia article 'Social contagion' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Superstar effect
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Wikipedia article 'Superstar effect' is filed under Category:Social psychology concepts.
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Wikipedia: Amity-enmity complex
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Wikipedia article 'Amity-enmity complex' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Solo status
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Wikipedia: Excitation-transfer theory
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Wikipedia article 'Excitation-transfer theory' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Weapons effect
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Wikipedia article 'Weapons effect' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Herd mentality
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Wikipedia article 'Herd mentality' is filed under Category:Social psychology.
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Shelley E. Taylor (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Shelley E. Taylor' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı (Wikipedia)
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Wikipedia article 'Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı' is filed under Category:Social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Roger Brown (psychologist)
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Wikipedia article 'Roger Brown (psychologist)' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Gregory M. Herek
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Wikipedia article 'Gregory M. Herek' is filed under Category:American social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Lara Tiedens
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Wikipedia article 'Lara Tiedens' is filed under Category:Social psychologists.
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Wikipedia: Positioning Theory
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Positioning theory is a theory in social psychology that characterizes interactions between individuals.
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Field theory (psychology), Wikipedia
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In Gestalt psychology and social psychology, field theory is a theory that examines patterns of interaction between the individual and the total field, or environment.
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Stereotype content model, Wikipedia
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In social psychology, the stereotype content model (SCM) is a model, first proposed in 2002, postulating that all group stereotypes and interpersonal impressions form along two dimensions: (1) warmth and (2) competence.
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Wikipedia: Cross-Race Effect
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In social psychology, the cross-race effect is described as the "ingroup advantage," whereas in other fields, the effect can be seen as a specific form of the "ingroup advantage" since it is only applied in interracial or inter-ethnic situations.
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Wikipedia: Effort Justification
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Effort justification is an idea and paradigm in social psychology stemming from Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance.
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Door-in-the-Face Technique - Wikipedia
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The door-in-the-face technique is a compliance method commonly studied in social psychology.
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Reciprocity (social psychology), Wikipedia
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    In social psychology, reciprocity is a social norm of responding to an action executed by another person with a similar or equivalent action.
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    In social psychology, reciprocity is a social norm of responding to an action executed by another person with a similar or equivalent action.
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Wikipedia: Stereotype Threat
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Since its introduction into the academic literature, stereotype threat has become one of the most widely studied topics in the field of social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Minimal group paradigm
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The minimal group paradigm is a method employed in social psychology.
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Wikipedia: Collective narcissism
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In social psychology, collective narcissism (or group narcissism) is the tendency to exaggerate the positive image and importance of a group to which one belongs.
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Wikipedia: Hysterical contagion
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In social psychology, hysterical contagion occurs when people in a group show signs of a physical problem or illness, when in reality there are psychological and social forces at work.
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Wikipedia: Idiosyncrasy credit
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Idiosyncrasy credit is a concept in social psychology that describes an individual's capacity to acceptably deviate from group expectations.
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Moral disengagement (Wikipedia)
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Moral disengagement is a term from developmental psychology, educational psychology and social psychology for the process of convincing the self that ethical standards do not apply to oneself in a particular context.
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