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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
hostile aggression
Psychology; Social psychology
Aggression driven by anger and performed as an end in itself.
affective aggression
Psychology; Social psychology
Aggression driven by anger and performed as an end in itself.
confederate
Psychology; Social psychology
An accomplice of an experimenter whom research participants assume is a fellow participant or bystander.
mediation
Psychology; Social psychology
An attempt by a neutral third party to resolve a conflict by facilitating communication and offering suggestions.
stigma
Psychology; Social psychology
An attribute that serves to discredit a person in the eyes of others.
external attribution
Psychology; Social psychology
An attribution that locates the cause of an event to factors external to the person, such as luck, or other people, or the situation.
