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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.

Contributors in Social psychology

Social psychology

self-schema

Psychology; Social psychology

Beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information.

credibility

Psychology; Social psychology

Believability. A credible communicator is perceived as both expert and trustworthy.

gender schema theory

Psychology; Social psychology

Bem's theory that children develop schemas containing culturally based gender information which they use to understand themselves and the world.

sex differences

Psychology; Social psychology

Biologically based differences between males and females.

nonverbal behavior

Psychology; Social psychology

Communicating feelings and intentions without words.

evaluation apprehension

Psychology; Social psychology

Concern for how others are evaluating us.

normative influence

Psychology; Social psychology

Conformity based on a person's desire to fulfill others' expectations, often to gain acceptance.

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