Social Psychology

Social Psychology

• Is social psychology still the science of behavior? (Research Digest)
• 10 Things You Should Know About Social Psychology (Very Well Mind)
  

Classic Experiments and Studies

• Revolutionary experiments in psychology (Science Focus)
• Researchers have replicated a notorious social experiment that claimed to explain the rise of fascism (Quartz)
• Philip Zimbardo defends the Stanford Prison Experiment, his most famous work (Vox)
• The Stanford Prison Experiment: A lie that won't die (Hot Air)
• The Stanford Prison Experiment is based on lies. (Vox)
• How the Stanford Prison Experiment Worked (How Stuff Works)
• Why Was the Milgram Experiment So Controversial? (Very Well Mind)
• How The Milgram Experiment Proved Everyday Humans Are Capable Of Evil (All That Is)

Cooperation

• Cognitive science shows that humans are smarter as a group than they are on their own (Quartz)
• When people work together, they’re literally on the same wavelength, brain waves show (Los Angeles Times)
• How One Bad Employee Can Corrupt a Whole Team (Harvard Business Review)

Social and Behavioral Influence

• People are naturally good, but groups are not (really) (Psychology Today)

• The life-changing magic of getting a person to change their mind—even yourself (Quartz)
• How to change minds and influence people's behaviour (Wired)
• Behavioral science is influencing policymaking—and helping parents teach their kids to read (Quartz)
• How behavioral economics is being used against you (Market Watch)
• Rude people secretly impress us, even if we don’t really like them (Quartz)

Cognition & Bias

• The Mandela Effect: Why So Many Recall Events That Never Occurred (How Stuff Works)

• 50 Common Cognitive Distortions (Psychology Today)
• When Bias Turns Into Bullying (Counseling Today)
• Scientists show how opinions trick your understanding of facts (Quartz)
• This Article Won’t Change Your Mind: The facts on why facts alone can’t fight false beliefs (The Atlantic)
• You’re probably not as nice as you think you are, according to science (Independent)
• Humans selectively edit reality before accepting it, a review of decades of social and economic behavior shows (Quartz)
• The five universal laws of human stupidity (Quartz)
• Science Says the Ugliest 3 Percent of People Out-Earn Average-Looking People (Inc.)
• Your Attractiveness Depends on Who Else Is Around: Study (Time)
• How Confirmation Bias Affects You Every Single Day (Psychology Today)
• An Introduction to the Dunning-Kruger Effect (ThoughtCo.)
• A psychological phenomenon known as the 'default effect' could help us make better decisions (Business Insider)
• Most people can tell if you're rich just by looking at your face (CNBC)

Morality

• Moral Outrage Is Self-Serving, Say Psychologists (Reason)
• Why do we feel so guilty all the time? (The Guardian)
• Why humans are cruel (Vox)

Humor

• What Makes Something Funny? (The Atlantic)

Inequality

• The Psychology of Inequality (The New Yorker)

General

• Overcoming Embarrassment (Moneyish)
• The are Four Types of Shame (Business Insider)
• The 2 Reasons Why So Many People Are Becoming Lonelier (Psychology Today)
• Psychology offers a simple rule to consider before you tell someone your woes (Quartz)
• The Fewer Friends You Have, The Smarter You Are (MSN)
• The road to wisdom runs through hardship (Medical News Today)
• Science Predicts You're Hiding 13 Secrets - And Nearly Half of Those You've Never Told a Soul (Science Alert)