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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instrumental conditioning

Psychology; Social psychology

A form of learning in which a behavior becomes more or less probable, depending on it consequences. Rewards increase the probability that the behavior will be repeated, whereas punishment or no ...

ingroup

Psychology; Social psychology

A group to which a person belongs and that forms a part of his or her social identity.

reference group

Psychology; Social psychology

A group to which people orient themselves, using its standards to judge themselves and the world.

A group typically characterized by (1) distinctive ritual and beliefs related to its devotion to a god or a person, (2) isolation from the surrounding "evil" culture, and (3) a charismatic leader. (A ...

new religious movement

Psychology; Social psychology

optimistic explanatory style

Psychology; Social psychology

A habitual tendency to attribute negative events to external, unstable, and specific causes, and positive events to internal, stable, and global causes.

depressive explanatory style

Psychology; Social psychology

A habitual tendency to attribute negative events to internal, stable, and global causes, and positive events to external, unstable, and specific causes.