In social psychology, social projection is the process through which a person expects the behaviors or attitudes of others to resemble their own. It occurs both between individuals and across ingroup and outgroup lines in a range of domains, and research has shown that social categorization affects how much projection occurs; cognitive accounts treat social projection as a heuristic, a mental shortcut, while motivational accounts treat it instead as a way of feeling connected to other people.
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Core ClaimThe psychological process through which an individual expects behaviors or attitudes of others to be similar to their own. 1 First Described Year Classification
Type of Phenomenon Type of PhenomenonSocial or Interpersonal Phenomenon 1 Connections
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Source Social projection, Wikipedia
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1. Social projection, Wikipedia
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In social psychology, social projection is the psychological process through which an individual expects behaviors or attitudes of others to be similar to their own.
History section
The term social projection was first coined by Floyd Allport in 1924.
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In social psychology, social projection is the psychological process through which an individual expects behaviors or attitudes of others to be similar to their own.
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Cognitive approaches emphasize social projection as a heuristic, while motivational approaches contextualize social projection as a means to feel connected to others.
In Branch: Cognitive Psychology, Lead section
In social psychology, social projection is the psychological process through which an individual expects behaviors or attitudes of others to be similar to their own.
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