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

self-consciousness

Psychology; Social psychology

The habitual tendency to engage in self-awareness.

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 ...