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Free Will in Social Psychology

... debate across multiple disciplines for centuries. What can social psychology contribute? Social psychology is unlikely to provide a ... of one’s needs and wants while contributing enough to the group to keep the system going. One must be able to overcome here-and-now ... / more

Culture and Health Psychology: Insights from a Socio-Cultural Perspective

... defined health as a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, calling ... by social, mutual obligations and the fulfilment of in-group expectations (e.g.,  Hofstede , 1980;  Oyserman et al. , 2002;  ... / more

Embodied Persuasion: How the Body Can Change our Mind

... to undo (e.g., donating one’s personal possessions to the group, or recruiting new members). The combination of physical deprivation and ... capacity, and intense indoctrination . Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4, 238-254.   Briñol, P., & Petty, R. ... / more

Human, or Less than Human?

... are not reducible to those important dimensions of social judgment; see Abdollahi & Fiske, 2008 .) Human Nature traits are ... humans from robots and inanimate entities. Humanness in Group Perception The relevance of this simple model to social ... / more

Reconsidering Race in the Genetic Era

... is a topic that has been explored throughout the history of social psychology research. Typically, this research has focused on how our ... prejudice , stereotypes , discrimination , in-group bias, stereotype threat , self-fulfilling prophecies, and a whole ... / more

Penetrating the Circle of Death: Why People are Dying (and Killing) Not to Die

The riddle of death  Martin Luther King Jr., the social activist who represents for many the ideal of a meaningful life, ... management: Effects of mortality salience on in-group bias, out-group aggression, and politics To understand the ... / more

Social Judgment: Warmth and Competence are Universal Dimensions

... ordinary perceptions of other people as individuals or as group members. Judging people based on warmth and competence ... statistical analyses suggested two primary dimensions of social perception : social good-bad ( warmth ) and intellectual good-bad ... / more

‘The Vision Thing’

... processes of collective engagement, active citizenship, and social change. It has the capacity to unite people, to give them a sense of ... practices that advance the interests and outcomes of the group as a whole. 1. Leaders need to be ‘one of us’ A key plank in ... / more

Complementing Individualism with The Social Identity Approach

... reason for this is that groups are part and parcel of our social lives. Groups fulfill our needs for belongingness, affiliation , and ... Asch, 1955 ;  Milgram, 1963 ). We are very sensitive to group norms ( Turner, 1991 ), and fear social exclusion (e.g.,  ... / more

Love at First Sight

... into six groups. Then, after cutting the pictures from each group in two, shuffling them, and placing them on a table, they invited a panel ... Similarity as a Factor in the Mate Selection Process. Social Biology, 30, 151-157. Coren, S. (1999). Do People Look Like Their ... / more