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‘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 ... the interests and identity of the group.  We have found support for this idea in studies where leadership selection processes suggest ... / 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 ... synthesis suggested however that there was little empirical support for  deindividuation  theory across the board ( Postmes & Spears, ... / more

Love at First Sight

... and haven’t yet married ( Hinsz, 1989 ). Additional support, albeit unscientific, for "like attracts like" was provided by British ... Similarity as a Factor in the Mate Selection Process. Social Biology, 30, 151-157. Coren, S. (1999). Do People Look Like Their ... / more

Altruism: Myth or Reality?

... Egoistic Alternatives Following this logic, we and other social psychologists have conducted a series of experiments to test the ... the aversive- arousal reduction explanation. They support the empathy-altruism hypothesis instead. Following a similar ... / more

The Double Edged Passion

... in 1975, witch hunts worldwide tend to follow closely after social turmoil. They peaked in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries when ... pulling together, as people turned to each other for support. The same community bonding happened in World War II when London was ... / more

From Heavens to Hells to Heroes

... what extent was their behavior shaped by the same kinds of social psychological forces that operated in the Stanford Prison Experiment, ... of getting into conflicts, but rather challenging others to support their means, their ends, and their ideology. Take nothing for granted, ... / more

Why We Are Still Social

... a colleague put to me the question: Why are humans still social? That “still” was weighty with meaning—the idea of a primal ... of perceptual, affective and cognitive processes that support the development and maintenance of group membership. In a nutshell, the ... / more

Evolution of Religion

... (or for that matter among the opponents!) of religion, the social sciences have often encountered great difficulties dealing with ... no agents at all (or at least there is no direct proof to support the existence of the agent)! If that is the case, then the ... / more

The Night of Nancy: Social Psychology and Football

... turns into a fighting machine in a football stadium. Social psychology might provide an explanation: it might well be the connection ... in that category, separate from others, who for example support Ajax. The behavior of this person cannot be reduced to his or her ... / more

Not Again! I’m Looking for a Job but I Don’t Know Why It Is Taking So Long!

... must identify, initiate, and follow up written and social exchanges for the purpose of obtaining new employment or reemployment. ... search behavior than to employment outcomes, but social support and biographical factors (e.g., age, education, race) were generally ... / more