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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
learned helplessness
Psychology; Social psychology
The hopelessness and resignation learned when a human or animal perceives no control over repeated bad events.
gender identity
Psychology; Social psychology
The knowledge that one is a male or a female and the internalization of this fact into one's self-concept.
self-schemas
Psychology; Social psychology
The many beliefs people have about themselves that constitute the "ingredients" of the self-concept.
jealousy
Psychology; Social psychology
The negative emotional reaction experienced when a relationship that is important to a person's self-concept is threatened by a real or imagined rival.
moral exclusion
Psychology; Social psychology
The perception of certain individuals or groups as outside the boundary within which one applies moral values and rules of fairness. Moral inclusion is regarding others as within one's circle of ...
relative deprivation
Psychology; Social psychology
The perception that one is less well off than others to whom one compares oneself.
