What does social psychology mean?
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so·cial psy·chol·o·gy
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Princeton's WordNet
social psychologynoun
the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole
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social psychologynoun
The interplay between the individual and society.
social psychologynoun
The study of how people and groups interact.
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social psychology
Social psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on understanding how individuals' thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced and shaped by the social environment and the presence of others. It explores various aspects like social perception, group behavior, leadership, conformity, aggression, attitudes, prejudice, and interpersonal attraction. It also investigates how these interactions affect individuals and how individual behavior, in turn, influences society.
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Social psychology
Within the context of psychology, social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. By this definition, scientific refers to the empirical method of investigation. The terms thoughts, feelings, and behaviors include all psychological variables that are measurable in a human being. The statement that others' presence may be imagined or implied suggests that we are prone to social influence even when no other people are present, such as when watching television, or following internalized cultural norms. Social psychologists typically explain human behavior as a result of the interaction of mental states and immediate social situations. In general, social psychologists have a preference for laboratory-based, empirical findings. Social psychology theories tend to be specific and focused, rather than global and general. Social psychologists therefore deal with the factors that lead us to behave in a given way in the presence of others, and look at the conditions under which certain behavior/actions and feelings occur. Social psychology is concerned with the way these feelings, thoughts, beliefs, intentions and goals are constructed and how such psychological factors, in turn, influence our interactions with others.
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The numerical value of social psychology in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
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The numerical value of social psychology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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