Social psychology

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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frustration-aggression principle

Psychology; Social psychology

Principle that frustration (the blocking of an attempt to achieve a goal) creates anger, which can generate aggression.

double bind interaction

Psychology; Social psychology

Simultaneous communication of conflicting messages in which the response to either message evokes rejection or disapproval.

family

Psychology; Social psychology

A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.

group processes

Psychology; Social psychology

The procedures through which a group approaches, attacks, and solves a common problem.

internal-external control

Psychology; Social psychology

Personality construct referring to an individual's perception of the locus of events as determined internally by his or her own behavior versus fate, luck, or external forces.