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The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another.  We construct our social reality  Our social intuitions are often powerful but sometimes perilous  Social influences shape our behavior, often outside our awareness  Personal attitudes and dispositions can shape behavior  But attitudes and dispositions are subject to social influence  Social behavior is also biological behavior  Social psychology’s principles are applicable to everyday life and other disciplines

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The illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and can be easily read by others.

Domain: Psychology; Category: Social psychology

The belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior than they really are.

Domain: Psychology; Category: Social psychology

In social psychology, the post experimental explanation of a study to its participants. Debriefing usually disclose any deception and often queries participants regarding their understandings and ...

Domain: Psychology; Category: Social psychology

An ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.

Domain: Psychology; Category: Social psychology

In research, an effect by which participants are misinformed or misled about the study’s methods and purposes.

Domain: Psychology; Category: Social psychology

Degree to which an experiment absorbs and involves its participants to a certain stimulate. Eg: electric shock.

Domain: Psychology; Category: Social psychology

Degree to which an experiment is superficially similar to everyday situations. *not good in lab.

Domain: Psychology; Category: Social psychology

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Great Blossary. This would be great for another architects terminology Blossary. We can't stop ourselves from dropping a few psychology terms into discussions.

03:38, 28 January 2015
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