Social Judgment – Perception of People and Social Happenings
Social judgment is how we perceive people, how we form impressions about them and how we think about social things. …
Social Psychology
Self-Monitoring – Our View of Ourselves and Others
Self-monitoring is a personality characteristic that makes an individual pay closer attention to a social situation so that they can …
Self Perception – Thinking From Your Point of View
Egocentric Bias: An egocentric bias occurs when one thinks of the world from one’s own point of view and self …
Self Esteem – The Feeling of One's Self Worth
There are two components of self-esteem: a feeling of being lovable, and a feeling of being competent. It is best …
Norms – Definitions of Social Rights and Wrongs
A norm can be described in many ways. The descriptive definition of norms is what people in general do. The …
Non-Verbal Communications – Expression Without Words
Even when we are not speaking, we communicate our true feelings and beliefs through our facial expressions, our gestures, our …
Social Psychology Combines Both Psychology and Sociology
What is Social Psychology? Social psychology can be seen as a combination of psychology (an expansion of this topic …
False Consensus and False Uniqueness – Our Thoughts are Both Vast and Common
People tend to believe that their opinions are common. False consensus describes this phenomenon, as people believe that the consensus …
Groups – Our Behaviours While in Company of Multiple Individuals
A group is a collection of individuals who interact with each other, often for a common purpose or activity. Why …
Attraction – Falling in Like and Love
Liking: There are three factors that influence attraction. The first one – proximity is when people tend to like people …