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Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future

... reducing prejudice , looking at its success, mediating factors, recent theoretical extensions of the hypothesis and directions for ... should be emphasized to reduce anxiety and promote interpersonal liking. Secondly, the individuals’ social categories should be ... / more

That human touch that means so much: Exploring the tactile dimension of social life

Interpersonal touch is a fundamental but undervalued aspect of human nature ... uncivilized. Indeed, over the centuries, various forms of interpersonal touch have become less and less common, squelched under an ... we can attribute the influence of touch to psychological factors. As we have seen, some of the effects of touch are physiological, such ... / more

The Role of Honor and Culture in Group-Based Humiliation, Anger and Shame

... from research on peer bullying. In peer-violence situations interpersonal derogation serves to establish control or to maintain dominance ... that is attributed to group membership depends on several factors. One of the most important in-group identification determinants is ... / more

Family Honour and the Purity of the Family’s Essence: A Relational Models Approach

... asymmetric., It may also be attributed to a number of other factors, including the fact that women can get pregnant, the result of power ... coordinating interaction. In M. W. Baldwin (Ed.),   Interpersonal cognition   (pp. 267-298). New York: Guilford. ... / more

Positive Psychology and the Importance of Close Relationships in TV Sitcoms: That 70s Show, Entourage, and How I Met Your Mother

... Theory Motivation and goal -striving are important factors that drive people to live successful and fulfilling lives. According to ... support. On That 70s Show, the characters displayed similar interpersonal support. Kelso is the fun and free-spirited friend in the group, ... / more

Are You a “Real Man”? How Men Earn and Prove Manhood Status

... to appear “insecure in their manhood” may reflect an interpersonal concern about losing social status. When a man hesitates to ... represent a social factor that may interact with biological factors (e.g., testosterone levels, genes) to shape men’s use of physical ... / more

The Ghost in the System: Where Free Will Lurks in Human Minds

... human experience operates independently of deterministic factors. The alternative, from a scientific perspective, is to posit a “ghost ... Emergenceof stability and distinctiveness from intra- and interpersonal interactions.  Personality and Social Psychology Review, 6, ... / more

When Nothing Bad Happens but You’re Still Unhappy: Boredom in Romantic Relationships

... Smith, R. P. (1981). Boredom: A review. Human Factors, 23, 329-340. Strong, G., & Aron, A. (2006). The effect of ... In K. Vohs & E. Finkel (Eds.), Intrapersonal Processes; Interpersonal Relationships. New York, NY: Guilford Press. Strong, G., ... / more

Five Social Psychology Essentials

... have policy ramifications far beyond the personal and interpersonal, however, the traditional social psychology course should stretch ... dynamics; group structure, the roles of group actors, and factors that make groups effective, satisfying, or cooperative appear in other ... / more

Evolution of Religion

... while in fact the agent was forced by environmental factors (a situation that closely resembles the  Fundamental Attribution ... to form and maintain at least a minimum quantity of interpersonal relationships (the need to belong). As such, they contend, this ... / more