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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Social psychology

schemas

Psychology; Social psychology

Organized systems of beliefs about some stimulus object, which are built up from experience and which selectively guide the processing of new information.

primacy effect

Psychology; Social psychology

Other things being equal, information presented first usually has the most influence.

free riders

Psychology; Social psychology

People who benefit from the group but give little in return.

reflected appraisal

Psychology; Social psychology

Perception of how others perceive us and evaluate us.

outgroup homogeneity effect

Psychology; Social psychology

Perception of outgroup members as being more similar to one another than are members of one's ingroup.

illusion of control

Psychology; Social psychology

Perception of uncontrollable events as subject to one's control or as more controllable than they are.

belief perserverance

Psychology; Social psychology

Persistence of one's initial conceptions, as when the basis for one's belief is discredited but an explanation of why the belief might be true survives.