Social Psychology

Ever notice how people behave differently in groups? Learn how social psychology studies the way people think, behave, and feel in social environments.
Man comforting woman on a bench
Cognitive Empathy vs. Emotional Empathy
Nerve theory
Polyvagal Theory and How It Relates to Social Cues
two female friends talking and drinking coffee at a cafe
How Self-Disclosure Affects Relationships
Friends can provide social support.
How Social Support Contributes to Psychological Health
Athlete self-handicapping
Self-Handicapping and Protecting the Ego at a Cost
young women all on cell phones
Bandwagon Effect as a Cognitive Bias
Joyous woman in front of wall
Types of Nonverbal Communication
Young woman being kind
Altruism: How to Cultivate Selfless Behavior
two smiling women enjoying breakfast at kitchen table
5 Important Concepts in Social Psychology
Two people talking over coffee
Understanding Social Exchange Theory in Psychology
person taking a selfie
How to Be More Interesting
collectivistic culture traits
What Is a Collectivist Culture?
Individualistic culture prizes independence
Individualistic Culture and Behavior
Girls comparing height
Social Comparison Theory in Psychology
person comforting their friend
How to Be More Empathetic
group of kids linking arms in a circle
How to Increase Your Sense of Belonging
graphic of hands shaking
What Is Reciprocity?
Young couple, outdoors, standing face to face, pensive expressions
How to Tell if Someone Is Lying
blurry crowd of people
8 Famous Social Experiments
People displaying the actor-observer bias
Actor-Observer Bias in Social Psychology
Smiling businesswoman in a meeting
Psychological Persuasion Techniques
Person perception involves how we form impressions of others.
How Person Perception Helps Us Form Impressions of Others
man and woman hugging in a warehouse with a group of red balloons shaped like a heart
5 Psychological Theories of Love
Making a decision based upon representativeness
What Is the Representativeness Heuristic?
children in school
The Components of Attitude
Crowd of people walking down a city sidewalk
The 9 Major Research Areas in Social Psychology
Perspectives in social psychology
The Major Perspectives in Social Psychology
Social psychology research methods
How Social Psychologists Conduct Their Research
children at school
What Is Reciprocal Determinism?
Social Cognition
Social Cognition in Psychology
Mother with her sons watching tablet in bed
The Different Types of Attachment Styles
Photo of a man and woman talking in front of a computer
Understanding Attribution in Social Psychology
Social Psychology Facts
10 Quick Facts About Social Psychology
Businesswoman explaining to coworkers at meeting
10 Tips for Improving Your Nonverbal Communication
Girl friends hanging out together
The Psychology of Compliance
A figure of lady justice holding up scales
What Is the Just-World Phenomenon?
Skyscrapers, billboards, and crowds with busy traffic and yellow cabs in Times Square
What Is Persuasion?
What is empathy?
What Is Empathy?
two women and one men sitting at a table together not talking
How Social Loafing Is Studied in Psychology
Putting their heads together Cropped shot of a group of business colleagues meeting in the boardroom
How Groupthink Impacts Our Behavior
Father lecturing son
The Concept of Obedience in Psychology
Illustration of fingers pointing at a man with his hands over his face
Why Do People Blame the Victim?
Rubin's Scales of liking and loving
Rubin’s Scales of Liking and Loving
Cheerful afro young woman taking selfie with smart phone while standing by wall
What to Know About Attention-Seeking Behavior
Woman with mental illness
How to Cope With Stigma When You Have a Mental Illness
The Rule of Commitment
Rule of Commitment and Social Norms
Teaching heroism
Philip Zombardo's Heroic Imagination Project
Woman blowing hearts to a man
4 Common Questions About the Science of Love
Small group solving a problem
How Does Group Size Influence Problem-Solving?
windy day with dad
What Is Attachment Theory?
shot of 3 pairs of men's legs and shiny black shoes
What Is Conformity?
Little boy wearing boxing gloves hitting punching bag
What the Bobo Doll Experiment Reveals About Kids and Aggression
Loving Young Couple Romancing At Home
Differences Between Compassionate and Passionate Love
Happy young couple in the city looking at each other
How to Know When You Love Someone
young woman walking in the middle of a busy sidewalk
The Diffusion of Responsibility Concept in Psychology
Man checking his cell phone among rushing crowd
How Psychology Explains the Bystander Effect
Rhesus monkey clings to surrogate mother.
Controversial and Unethical Psychology Experiments
physical attractiveness stereotype halo effect
What Is the Halo Effect?
compassion
Can People Learn to Be More Compassionate?
Heroes
The Psychology of Heroism