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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
negativity bias
Psychology; Social psychology
The tendency for negative traits to be weighted more heavily than positive traits in impression formation.
mere-exposure effect
Psychology; Social psychology
The tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them.
fundamental attribution error
Psychology; Social psychology
The tendency for observers to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences upon others' behavior. People often see behavior as corresponding to a disposition.
correspondence bias
Psychology; Social psychology
The tendency for observers to underestimate situational influences and overestimate dispositional influences upon others' behavior. People often see behavior as corresponding to a disposition.
disclosure reciprocity
Psychology; Social psychology
The tendency for one person's intimacy of self-disclosure to match that of a conversational partner.
actor-observer effect
Psychology; Social psychology
The tendency for people to attribute their own behavior to external causes but that of others to internal factors.
positivity bias
Psychology; Social psychology
The tendency for people to evaluate individual human beings more positively than groups or impersonal objects.
