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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informational influence

Psychology; Social psychology

Conformity occurring when people accept evidence about reality provided by other people.

acceptance

Psychology; Social psychology

Conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure.

compliance

Psychology; Social psychology

Conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing. Obedience is acting in accord with a direct order.

normative social influence

Psychology; Social psychology

Conformity, compliance, or obedience due to a desire to gain rewards or avoid punishments (outcome dependence).

strategic self-presentation

Psychology; Social psychology

Conscious and deliberate efforts to shape other people's impressions in order to gain power, influence, sympathy or approval.

Just friends refers to a person you see — at a weekly poker game, at your child's school — who is enjoyable company, but you have no desire to socialize outside a specific context or to get to know ...

rust friend

Psychology; Social psychology

Rusr friend refers to a person you've known for a long, long time; you're probably not going to get any closer to that person, unless something changes, but a part of your life.