Social psychology

a branch of psychology that combines concepts from psychology and sociology and that focuses on social influence on human behavior

personal value, basis for ethical action

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informal understanding of acceptable conduct

canonical example of a game analyzed in game theory

The reputation or prestige of a social entity (a person, a social group, an organization, or a place) is an opinion about that entity – typically developed as a result of social evaluation on a set of criteria, such as behavior or performance.

An incel ( ; a portmanteau of "involuntary celibate") is a member of an online subculture of mostly male and heterosexual people who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one. They often blame, objectify, and denigrate women and girls as a result. The term inspired a subculture that rose to prominence during the 2010s, after being influenced by and associated with misogynist terrorists such as Elliot Rodger and Alek Minassian.

The concept of an archetype ( ) appears in areas relating to behavior, historical psychology, philosophy and literary analysis.

routine processes in people's daily and weekly cycle

bonding between members of a group

Victimology is the study of victimization, including the psychological effects on victims, the relationship between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and the criminal justice system—that is, the police and courts, and corrections officials—and the connections between victims and other social groups and institutions, such as the media, businesses, and social movements.

The manosphere is a varied collection of websites, blogs, and online forums promoting masculinity, misogyny, and opposition to feminism. Communities within the manosphere include men's rights activists (MRAs), incels (involuntary celibates), Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), pick-up artists (PUA), and fathers' rights groups. While the specifics of each group's beliefs sometimes conflict, they are generally united in the belief that society is biased against men due to the influence of feminism, and that feminists promote misandry (hatred of men). Acceptance of these ideas is described as "takin

Neuroeconomics is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to explain human decision-making, the ability to process multiple alternatives and to follow through on a plan of action. It studies how economic behavior can shape our understanding of the brain, and how neuroscientific discoveries can guide models of economics.

any competence facilitating interaction and communication with others where social rules and relations are created, communicated, and changed in verbal and nonverbal ways

degree to which people believe that they, as opposed to external forces, have control over their lives

information processing about social situations

any cognitive or perceptual process that is distorted by the need to maintain and enhance self-esteem, or to perceive oneself in an overly favorable manner

study of how psychological and behavioral tendencies are rooted in and embodied in culture

psychological relationship experienced by an audience in their mediated encounters with performers in the mass media

Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, or making negative statements about an individual or group that their actions or inaction are socially or morally irresponsible, the opposite of praise. When someone is morally responsible for doing something wrong, their action is blameworthy. By contrast, when someone is morally responsible for doing something right, it may be said that their action is praiseworthy. There are other senses of praise and blame that are not ethically relevant. One may praise someone's good dress sense, and blame their own sense of style for their own dress sen

tendency of a group to make more extreme decisions than the inclinations of its members

untruth propagated to strengthen social harmony

concept of the socially just allocation of goods

phenomenon involving multiple organisms reacting to each other

intent to benefit others

human tendency to adopt beliefs and behaviors favored by one's peer group, instead of thinking independently

property of one having composure or being admired

categories which were coined by the German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies

cognitive bias that causes someone to believe that they themselves are less likely to experience a negative event

sociological concept associated with status

pattern of relationships between and among individuals and social groups

Self-disclosure is a process of communication by which one person reveals information about themselves to another. The information can be descriptive or evaluative, and can include thoughts, feelings, aspirations, goals, failures, successes, fears, and dreams, as well as one's likes, dislikes, and favorites.

experimental tool

in public policy, change in the beliefs or practices of a group of people

condition characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion leading to a diminished ability to empathize or feel compassion for others, sometimes described as the negative cost of caring or referred to as secondary traumatic stress

system of values, ideas, metaphors, beliefs, and practices that serve to establish social order, orient participants and enable communication among the members of groups and communities

emotional bonds with one's victimizer

psychological experiment

The psychosocial approach looks at individuals in the context of the combined influence that psychological factors and the surrounding social environment have on their physical and mental wellness and their ability to function. This approach is used in a broad range of helping professions in health and social care settings as well as by medical and social science researchers.

set of attitudes characterized by submission to authority, conventionalism, and hostility towards non-conformists

The self-schema refers to a long lasting and stable set of memories that summarize a person's beliefs, experiences and generalizations about the self, in specific behavioral domains. A person may have a self-schema based on any aspect of themselves as a person–including physical characteristics (body image), personality traits, and interests–as long as they consider that aspect of their self to be important to their own self-definition.

type of collective action problem

tendency to view past events in a positive (often unrealistic) light

Experimental economics game

process of convincing the self that ethical standards do not apply to oneself in a particular context

emotion that influences moral judgements or decisions

psycological concept

educational posture where the teacher acts as a mediator, facilitating learning and understanding

Stonewalling is a refusal to communicate or cooperate. Such behaviour occurs in situations such as interpersonal relationships, marriage counselling, diplomatic negotiations, politics and legal cases. Body language may indicate and reinforce this by avoiding contact and engagement with the other party. People use deflection in a conversation in order to render a conversation pointless and insignificant. Tactics in stonewalling include giving sparse, vague responses; refusing to answer questions; and responding to questions with additional questions. Stonewalling can be used as a stalling tacti

situation in which all individuals would be better off cooperating but fail to do so because of conflicting interests between individuals that discourage joint action

Thin-slicing is a term used in psychology and philosophy to describe the ability to find patterns in events based only on "thin slices", or narrow windows, of experience. The term refers to the process of making very quick inferences about the state, characteristics or details of an individual or situation with minimal amounts of information. Research has found that brief judgments based on thin-slicing are similar to those judgments based on much more information. Judgments based on thin-slicing can be as accurate, or even more so, than judgments based on much more information.

social psychology concept

concept in community psychology, social psychology, and community social work

stress that stems from one's relationships with others and from the social environment in general

breakdown or reduction in empathy where it might otherwise be expected to occur

Psychological measurement

culture that emphasizes individualism

subfield of psychiatry

social identity according to one's political views, affiliations, or activities