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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

false consensus effect

Psychology; Social psychology

The tendency to overestimate the commonality of one's opinions and one's undesirable or unsuccessful behaviors.

self-reference effect

Psychology; Social psychology

The tendency to process efficiently and remember well information related to oneself.

cognitive consistency

Psychology; Social psychology

The tendency to seek consistency in one's cognitions.

equal-status contact

Psychology; Social psychology

Contact on an equal basis. Just as a relationship between people of unequal status breeds attitudes consistent with their relationship, so do relationships between those of equal status. Thus, to ...

co-actors

Psychology; Social psychology

Co-participants working individually on a noncompetitive activity.

demand characteristics

Psychology; Social psychology

Cues in an experiment that tell the participant what behavior is expected.

experimental realism

Psychology; Social psychology

Degree to which an experiment absorbs and involves its participants.

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