Social psychology
How people think, feel and behave in social settings.
Areas within Social psychology
Cognitive psychology
Attention, memory, language, perception and thinking.
689 wordsSocial psychology
How people think, feel and behave in social settings.
8 wordsDevelopmental psychology
Psychological change across the lifespan.
67 wordsClinical psychology
Assessment and treatment of psychological difficulties.
116 wordsBehavioural psychology
Learning, conditioning, reinforcement and observable behaviour.
28 wordsNeuroscience
The nervous system and the biological basis of behaviour and cognition.
1 wordsPersonality psychology
Enduring patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour.
22 wordsPsychometrics
The design and evaluation of psychological measurement.
0 wordsAbnormal psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
85 wordsEmotion motivation
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
4 wordsHealth psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
7 wordsLearning memory
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
17 wordsOrganisational psychology
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
2 wordsPerception
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
114 wordsPsychological neuroscience
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
14 wordsPsychology research methods
Specialist vocabulary classified under Psychology.
10 words8 featured terms
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When a group values agreement so highly that it stops challenging weak ideas.
motivationnounThe reasons and energy that drive someone to act.
self-efficacynounConfidence in your ability to carry out a particular task.
social cognitionnounHow people think about themselves and other people.
Discriminationnoununfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
Favoritismnoununfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
Nepotismnounfavoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Chauvinismnounactivity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women