Social psychology

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Social psychology (C880): The study of behaviour and mental processes in social contexts.

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PsychExperiments	An online cognitive and social psychology laboratory site.		view
The Stanford Prison Experiment (1973)	This link discusses the Stanford Prison Experiment by Zimbardo (1973), a social experiment testing conformity and identification, as well as...	social psychology, authority, obedience, Zimbardo	view
Psychology in the 21st Century	Psychology is not a simple subject and this link to this Open University tutorial examines different aspects of human behaviour and how they...	Psychology, introduction to psychology, statistics, data, paradigms, Observation, Learning	view
Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment	This is an Open University video examining Zimbardo's (1971) pioneering experiment in social psychology. The study asked participants to...	Zimbardo, social psychology, identification, conformity	view
Psychological Research, Obedience & Ethics - Open University Tutorial	This is a short tutorial on Psychological Research, Obedience & Ethics. It is an adapted extract from the Open University course "Discovering...	ethics, Psychology, Milgram, Thornton, Matsuzawa, chimpanzees, meerkats, non-human participants, participants, research, social psychology	view
Social Psychology Online Course by The Saylor Foundation	This is a link to a social psychology course. The course introduces the concepts of social psychology, which focuses primarily on the individual’s...	social psychology, Online course, sognition, conformity, obedience, Stereotypes, prejudice, bystander effect, aggression, attraction, Altruism	view
An Introduction to the Personal Construct Psychology of George A. Kelly	Article outlining the beliefs of George A Kelly and his 20 years of pioneering work in social psychology.	social construct theory, social psychology, Kelly, psychoanalytic theory	view
Milgram's Study of Obedience (1963)	This is a link highlighting Milgram's famous (1963) study into obedience. It presents discussion from Milgram as well as clips from the original...	obedience, Milgram, Psychology, social psychology, ethics	view
The Body: A Phenomenological Perspective	In Psychology, the body has traditionally been treated as a biological object. However, some psychologists recognise that there may be more to our...	Phenomenology, Psychology, social psychology, the body	view
Social Psychology Lecture by Dr. Matthew Lieberman	Dr. Matthew Lieberman introduces the topic of Social Psychology at UCLA, covering the topic of conformity to authority and reasons why we conform...	conformity, social psychology, authority, social pressure	view

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