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social psychology
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social psychology
n.
The branch of human psychology that deals with the behavior of groups and the influence of social factors on the individual.

social psychologist n.

social psychology
n
(Psychology) Psychol the area of psychology concerned with the interaction between individuals and groups and the effect of society on behaviour
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Noun1.social psychology - the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
psychodynamics - the branch of social psychology that deals with the processes and emotions that determine psychology and motivation


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California) explain how therapists can employ the idea that groups change in a series of phases or stages, to group psychology.
has recognized (and certified practitioners in) eight delimited specialties: forensic, family behavioral, clinical health, psychoanalytic, group psychology, clinical neuropsychology, and rehabilitation" (Drum & Blom, 2001, pg.
She fixes on group psychology, especially fear: how particular fears--of disorderly society, of strangers, of witches, of papists, of bastardy, of foreigners--crystallized the image of the "usual suspects" and conjured in peoples' minds those horrible forms that shook them to the very core.
 
 
 
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