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The study of how emotions, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real, imagined or implied presence of others.

Social psychology

The study of how people come to believe what they do and navigate their social world. The field focuses on the cognitive processes that occur in social interactions (e.g. how people process, store, predict and utilize information about themselves and others). 

Social Cognition

- Organizations
- Articles
- Books
- Newspapers
- Dictionaries

Social Psychology References

- Self-categorization theory
- Social Motives
- Social Identity Theory
- Honneth's theory of social recognition
- Social proof 
- Autism as "mind-blindness"
- Social presence theory 
- Terror management theory
- Rule of 150
- Attribution theory
- Emotion
- Social Influence
- Situationism
- Social roles and Social Role Theory
- Social norms
- Prejudice and Discrimination
- Attitudes and Persuasion
- Aggression
- Prosocial behavior

Theories and Focuses of Social psychology

- Interpersonal Phenomena
- Intrapersonal Phenomena

Social Psychology Focuses

The social psychology discipline has intensively studied how situations impact human states including the study of attitude and behavioral consistency, which are the common variables that UX researchers study. Overall, understanding and applying social psychology theories would help UX researchers and designers create products for specific situations and human states. 

Social Psychology and UX Research 


Social Psychological Research Examples

As per the biopsychosocial model, the biology, psychology, and social elements of a person interact, which influences that person's health.

Biopsychosocial Model

Which of the following topics DO NOT fall under social psychology?

Important figures in social psychology include: 
- Philip Zimbardo
- Leon Festinger

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