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Social Psychology

Social Psychology helps us to understand how society functions. In this section, you’ll find out about theories and approaches to go deeper in your interactions and find out more about those aspects of people’s personalities which help and hinder living alongside each other.

How to Collaborate With Others
Social PsychologyHow to Collaborate With Others

As humans, we're social beings. We relate to others, and our success and well-being depend on our ability to do…

Do You Know Why You Discriminate Against Others?
Social PsychologyDo You Know Why You Discriminate Against Others?

Discrimination is the attitude that generates the most inequalities in the world. Furthermore, it has a significant impact on the…

The Infantilization of Society: Why Adults Act Like Children
Social PsychologyThe Infantilization of Society: Why Adults Act Like Children

Infantilization means treating adults like children. Whoever does it creates a cycle of dependency in which the adult constantly needs…

The Involvement of the Cerebellum in Social Behavior
Social PsychologyThe Involvement of the Cerebellum in Social Behavior

The regulation of our emotions and our social behavior is mainly mediated by the limbic system. This subcortical region is…

Why Do You Find It Difficult to Open Up to Others?
Social PsychologyWhy Do You Find It Difficult to Open Up to Others?

The world of emotions and their management can be difficult. If someone says "It's hard for me to open up…

Social Hangovers: Feeling Tired After Socializing
Social PsychologySocial Hangovers: Feeling Tired After Socializing

You probably know the unpleasant feeling after a night of too much alcohol. You feel exhausted with a foggy brain.…

Cognitive Immobility: Being Mentally Trapped in the Past
Social PsychologyCognitive Immobility: Being Mentally Trapped in the Past

Cognitive immobility is a mental trap. It's a really stressful mechanism that makes people repeatedly recreate moments from their past.…

Adolescence in Different Cultures
Social PsychologyAdolescence in Different Cultures

Adolescence is probably the most stereotyped stage of life. Indeed, these young people are perceived by many as tormented, rebellious,…

A Study on Extremism and Dogmatism
Social PsychologyA Study on Extremism and Dogmatism

Extremism and dogmatism are phenomena that have been present since the beginning of history. In fact, these behaviors are at…

The Framing Effect and How It Influences the Way You Make Decisions
Social PsychologyThe Framing Effect and How It Influences the Way You Make Decisions

The framing effect is a cognitive bias in which the brain makes decisions about information depending on the way it's…

Labeling Theory: The Stigmatisation of Labels
Social PsychologyLabeling Theory: The Stigmatisation of Labels

Labeling theory explains how others perceive a person's behavior. Then, based on its characteristics, they label it within social and…

Five of the Most Difficult Types of People to Deal With
Social PsychologyFive of the Most Difficult Types of People to Deal With

Some people are more difficult to deal with than others. In fact, some of them are almost unbearable. It's not…

Objects and Self-Identity: What Your Possessions Say About You
Social PsychologyObjects and Self-Identity: What Your Possessions Say About You

Certain objects that you own make up an extension of yourself and express your identity. Just as you had your favorite…

Science Confirms That Some People Consume Your Energy
Social PsychologyScience Confirms That Some People Consume Your Energy

We often refer to them as emotional vampires. They're people who infect you with their negative emotions, consume your energy,…

The Relationship Between Money and Happiness According to Science
Social PsychologyThe Relationship Between Money and Happiness According to Science

The relationship between money and happiness has long been studied by sociologists, psychologists, and economists. Indeed, we live in a…

An Experiment on the Affective Consequences of Social Comparison
Social PsychologyAn Experiment on the Affective Consequences of Social Comparison

The experiment of the title was conducted in 1990 by Bram.P. Buunk and colleagues. Its results speak of the consequences…

How Does the Coolidge Effect Influence Human Relationships?
Social PsychologyHow Does the Coolidge Effect Influence Human Relationships?

The Coolidge effect concerns the fact that we feel more attracted when a new sexual partner appears on the scene.…

The Self-Serving Bias: Protecting Your Ego at all Costs
Social PsychologyThe Self-Serving Bias: Protecting Your Ego at all Costs

If there's one cognitive resource that you tend to use frequently almost without realizing it, it's the self-serving bias. It…

What Are Social Values?
Social PsychologyWhat Are Social Values?

As humans, we don't only live in society, we are that society. Indeed, each one of us is a social being who acts, lives, and dies in a social struc...

Five Tips to Help You Deal With Social Pressure
Social PsychologyFive Tips to Help You Deal With Social Pressure

Whether you like it or not, on a daily basis, you're affected by the influence that others have on you. This…

Racism and Racialism
Social PsychologyRacism and Racialism

What's racialism? How is this concept related to racism? As human beings, we're social animals that live in constant interaction. As a result of th...