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Social psychology
A field in psychology focusing on how people's thoughts, feelings, and behavior change when in the presence of others compared to when they are alone.
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Social psychology
symbolic interaction theory
Psychology; Social psychology
A contemporary sociological theory, inspired by Mead's insights and based on the premise that the self and social reality emerge due to the meaningful communication among people.
sleeper effect
Psychology; Social psychology
A delayed impact of a message. Occurs when an initially discounted message becomes effective, as we remember the message but forget the reason for discounting it.
groupthink
Psychology; Social psychology
A deterioration of mental efficiency, reality testing, and moral judgment in a group that results from an excessive desire to reach consensus.
stereotype threat
Psychology; Social psychology
A disruptive concern, when facing a negative stereotype, that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype. Unlike self-fulfilling prophecies that hammer one's reputation into one's ...
stereotype vulnerability
Psychology; Social psychology
A disturbing awareness among members of a negatively stereotyped group that anything one does, or anything about oneself that fits the stereotype, may confirm it as a self-characterization.
pluralistic ignorance
Psychology; Social psychology
A false impression of how other people are thinking, feeling, or responding.
attitude
Psychology; Social psychology
A favorable or unfavorable evaluative reaction toward something or someone, exhibited in one's beliefs, feelings, or intended behavior.
