Social Psychology
Here is a list of resources pertaining to different types of social psychologies dealing with different behaviors. This will help you understand how a person’s mind thinks and works in different social aspects. Take a look at our other useful materials on psychology to guide you in your learning path.
Social Psychology is a crossing of psychology and sociology disciplines. Psychology is the mind and patterns of behavior of individuals, while sociology studies groups. Social psychology studies the interactions of individuals and groups: how and when individuals step out of groups, when individuals form groups. How groups influence an individual and vice versa. This field is rapidly gaining attention and viability. With their own theories that explain behaviors, experts in this line are discernible from experts in the two originating fields and have contributed much to the study of humans.
This list is not comprehensive. It provides an overview and some information to several parts of social psychology.
General Social Psychology
Behavior
- Observational (Social) Learning: An Overview
- Encyclopedia of Psychology
- Operant Conditioning
- Positive Reinforcement: A Self-Instructional Exercise
- An Introduction to Operant (Instrumental) Conditioning
- Operant Conditioning and Behaviorism – an historical outline
Cognition
Sociology
- Social Psychology
- Symbolic Interaction
- Symbolic Interactionism as defined by Herbert Blumer
- From Peter Blau, Exchange and Power in Social Life
- General Propositions by George C. Homans
Dramaturgy
Ethnomethodology
- Studies of the routine grounds of everyday activities
- Ethnomethodology
- MAX WEBER: Basic Terms (The Fundamental Concepts of Sociology)
- Everyday Sociology Blog
Education
- Social/Personality Psychology Graduate Programs
- Directory of Graduate Psychology Schools & Programs in the United States
Social Construction
- The Social Construction Of Reality, Peter Berger And Thomas Luckman
- Society as a Human Product, Peter Berger and Thomas Luckmann
Social Construction of Time
Social Construction of SELF
- Language and the Construction of Self: Developmental Reflections
- George Herbert Mead–Mind, Self, and Society
- Charles Horton Cooley–The Looking-Glass Self
- Polly, Dolly, Megan, And Morag: A View From Edinburgh On Cloning And Genetic Engineering
Social Perception
- Exploratorium–Optical Illusions
- Collective Behavior
- Perceptual control and social power
- A Computer Simulation of a Sociological Experiment
- Tests, tests, tests
Practical Social Psychology
- Social Psychological Principles in Humor
- Powers of Persuasion
- How to Win Friends and Influence People
- The Prisoners’ Dilemma
Emotions
- What’s your emotional intelligence quotient?
- Dialogue politics and the civilizing process
- Norbert Elias, The ‘Civilizing Process’ and the Sociology of International Relations
- Special Issue Editorial: Design & Emotion
- Facial Analysis
Verbal Communication
Nonverbal Communication
- Gestures – The Do’s And Taboos Of Body Language Around The World
- Top 10 Nonverbal Communication Tips
- Nonverbal Behavior–Nonverbal Communication Links
- Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
- Studying Visual Communication
- People Can Estimate Male Strength From Face Pictures
- What is Beauty?
Research on Ethics
- Stanford Prison Experiment
- Stanford Prison Experiment
- Tearoom Trade: Impersonal Sex in Public Places
Obedience and Authority
- Stanley Milgram Experiment (1961)
- Milgram’s Experiment on Obedience to Authority
- Human Obedience to Authority
- Obedience: the Lesson of Eichmann
Ethics in Reasearch
Sociological Tests and Testing
- The Sociology Test
- Social Research Methods
- Survey on Human Behavior
- The effects of multiple social categories on stereotyping
- Pictorial Stereotypes In The Media
- A developmental intergroup theory of social stereotypes and prejudice
Social Identity
Sociologists and Social Theories
Charles Horton Cooley
Erving Goffman
- Erving Goffman: The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
- The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
- Selected books and articles about Erving Goffman
George Herbert Mead
- George Herbert Mead Discussion List
- George Herbert Mead
- Mind, Self, and Society
- George Herbert Mead: The “I” and the “Me”
Georg Simmel
Other Renowned Sociologists
Social Effect
- Social Psychology and Conformity
- Group Dynamics Resource Page
- Helping Behavior And The Good Samaritan
- Explaining What Psychologists Have Learned About Helping Behavior
Conformity, Obedience, Responsibility
Helping Behavior and Intervention
- Helping Behavior and Prosocial Motivation
- Prosocial Behavior
- Life in the city: lecture outline
- Symbolic interactionism and the study of sexuality
- Beyond the diluted community concept: a symbolic interactionist perspective on online social relations
Online Social Psychology Education
- Courses Related to Social Psychology
- Sociology 101
- Psychology Academy
- Bachelor of Science – Social Psychology
Socialization
- Chapter One: The Doctor-Patient Relationship: A Review
- Socialization in Medical Training: Exploring “Lifelong Curiosity” and a “Community of Support”
- Socialization
- Switching channels: the effects of television channels on the mental representations of television news
- Roll ‘Em!: The Effects of Picture Motion on Emotional Responses
- Defining Virtual Reality: Dimensions Determining Telepresence
- Voices, Boxes, and Sources of Messages
Attitude and Behavior
- Attitude and Behavior – Changing attitudes to change behavior, Changing behavior to influence attitudes
- The Social Attitude
- Attitudes: Making Social Judgements
- Values, interests and attitudes within vocational behavior
Cognitive Dissonance
- Cognitive Dissonance
- What Is Cognitive Dissonance?
- Conformity To Social Pressure And Mechanisms Of Attitude Change
Balance
- Balance Theory
- Social Balance Theory: Revisiting Heider’s Balance Theory for many agents
- Balance Theory
Reasoned Action
Affect Control
- Affect Control Theory
- Symbolic Interactionism as Affect Control
- A Proposal for Integrating Folklore and Affect Control Theory
Sociology Journals