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Articles Tagged: Social Psychology

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  • Actor-Observer Bias - A cognitive bias where we attribute our own actions to situational factors but others' actions to their inherent personality traits.
  • Attribution Theory - Explore how individuals interpret and explain the causes of behavior and events, shaping our understanding, emotions, and actions.
  • Authority Bias - The tendency to overvalue the opinions and directives of perceived experts or authority figures, often irrespective of evidence.
  • Ben Franklin Effect - Discover how doing a favor for someone can paradoxically increase your own liking for them, a psychological phenomenon rooted in cognitive dissonance.
  • Bystander Effect - The bystander effect is a social psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help in an emergency situation when other people are present, a counterintuitive effect with significant implications for understanding human behavior in crises.
  • Cheerleader Effect - The Cheerleader Effect is a cognitive bias where individuals appear more attractive in a group than when seen alone, a phenomenon with roots in evolutionary psychology and widespread application in social and marketing contexts.
  • Cognitive Dissonance - The psychological tension and discomfort experienced when holding conflicting beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors, and the drive to reduce this inconsistency.
  • Cunningham's Law - An internet adage suggesting that the most effective way to obtain correct information online is to post an incorrect answer, thereby prompting others to correct it.
  • Effort Justification - The psychological tendency to value outcomes more highly when significant effort has been invested in achieving them.
  • False Consensus Effect - The False Consensus Effect is a cognitive bias where individuals overestimate the extent to which others share their own beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors.
  • Foot-in-the-Door Technique - A persuasive strategy that leverages initial small commitments to increase compliance with subsequent larger requests.
  • Fundamental Attribution Error - Discover the Fundamental Attribution Error, a cognitive bias that leads us to overemphasize personality when explaining others' behavior while ignoring crucial situational factors.
  • Halo Effect - A cognitive bias where an overall positive or negative impression of a person, brand, or product influences judgments about specific traits or characteristics.
  • Priming Effect - The priming effect is a cognitive phenomenon where exposure to one stimulus subtly influences an individual's response to a subsequent stimulus, often without conscious awareness.
  • Pygmalion Effect - A psychological phenomenon where higher expectations lead to improved performance, often acting as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
  • Self-Perception Theory - A social psychological theory proposing that individuals infer their own attitudes, beliefs, and emotions by observing their own behaviors and the circumstances surrounding them.
  • Social Comparison Theory - An exploration of how individuals evaluate their opinions, abilities, and social standing by comparing themselves to others, and the profound impact this has on our psychology and behavior.
  • Spiral of Silence - A theory explaining how the fear of social isolation leads individuals to suppress minority opinions, amplifying dominant viewpoints.
  • Spotlight Effect - The tendency to overestimate how much others notice our actions, appearance, or mistakes, as if we are constantly under a social spotlight.
  • The "Someone Is Wrong on the Internet" Phenomenon - An exploration of the pervasive online impulse to correct perceived errors, its origins, manifestations, and implications for digital discourse.
  • Third-Person Effect - The tendency for individuals to believe mass media messages influence others more than themselves.