What Schemas Are and Why They're Limiting You
Schemas are an ingrained thought pattern that sometimes forms during childhood. It's both a way of processing the information around…
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.
Normalization: What's it About?
Have you ever heard the phrase "let's normalize this" regarding mental illness, sexuality, emotionality, or gender roles? Lately, normalization has…
Characteristics and Models of Consumer Psychology
The confluence of the industrialization process and the development of science has led to the emergence of disciplines dedicated to…
The Problem with Social Comparisons
Most of us have a very bad habit that we might not be aware of. It often begins at a…
The Difference Between Shyness and Social Phobia
It's easy to mistake introversion for shyness and social phobia, but they're different realities. The confusion is due to the…
Sensation-Seeking and Violence Reduction
You live in a society. Within that society, you belong to several groups. And within these groups, you aspire to…
Understanding Others: Why Is It So Important?
Human beings are the only species capable of making an effort to understand other individuals. Understanding others is a task…
The MUM Effect: What Is it and How Does it Affect Us?
Within the field of social psychology, many interesting phenomena help us understand why we act in a certain way when…
Anomie: What Is It Exactly?
Anomie is a very old concept. So much so that, in the Middle Ages, it was used to describe people "without God or without law". However, sociologist Émile Durkheim began…
The Fear of the Unknown is Quite Common
Fear of the unknown is one of the most basic and useful human emotions. It's allowed us to face dangerous…
The Various Phases of Culture Shock
Migration and human exchange between countries are quite common in this increasingly globalized world. There are many reasons why individuals…
Resisting the "Happycracy": Let Me Have a Bad Day
Positive psychology came along in the 90s with the work of psychologist Martin Seligman. He defined it as "the scientific…
The Characteristics of Frugal People
Have you heard the term "Frugal Four" recently? It mainly refers to certain countries such as Austria, Denmark, Sweden, and…
The Gahuku-Gama: Equality and Solidarity
The Gahuku-Gama or Gahuku-Kama people of New Guinea have a very different set of customs and morals to the rest…
Community Psychology - Characteristics and Origin
Community psychology is a fairly broad discipline with elements from other disciplines, such as sociology, cross-cultural psychology, social psychology, public…
Some People are Victims of Circumstance
In some places, people are still victims of circumstance. In fact, one of the largest national newspapers published an article…
Criminal Psychology: Examining Criminal Behavior
Why does crime occur? How can you explain antisocial and criminal behavior? For years, social psychology has tried to answer…
Do Men and Women Have Different Emotional Abilities?
Most of us grew up hearing people say things such as "Boys don't cry" or "You cry like a girl". Or maybe…
The Various Types of Attitudes
What exactly is an attitude? What are the various types of attitudes? Usually, people speak about them in terms of…
The Psychology of Smell: Three Smells that Change Attitudes
According to social psychologists, several physical sensations have curious effects on mental experience. More specifically, the psychology of smell has…