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Social psychology is a study of social interaction, the way people influence one another’s behaviours, feelings and thoughts. Social interaction occurs everywhere because man lives in society. This section of the book looks at a selection of important themes, such as conformity and obedience, forming impressions of others, ethnic attitudes, the attribution of causes to other peoples’ behaviour, and the helping of others in distress.
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(1991). Social Perception. In: Essential Psychology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-30665-0_12
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