Social psychology
Chapter 1
What is social psychology?

Social psychology
Chapter 4
The self

Social psychology
Chapter 6
Social identity

Being a member of a group influences many of our thoughts, feelings and actions.

Social psychology
Chapter 8
Attitudes and behavior

Attitudes and behaviors are often related for two reasons:

• Action influences attitudes
• Attitudes influence actions

Some important conditions have to be in place for attitudes to guide behavior.
Attitudes are only one of several factors that can affect behavior.

Social psychology
Chapter 10
Norms and behavior

All human groups establish social norms.

Social psychology
Chapter 12
Attraction, relationships, and love

Challenges in studying attraction, relationships, and love

By necessity, most research on close friendships uses nonexperimental settings that leave some ambiguity about causal relations between variables, and most studies have focused on romantic attachments between heterosexual couples in individualist cultures.

Social psychology
Chapter 14
Helping and cooperation

Pro-social behavior: behavior intended to help someone else.
Cooperation: involves two or more people working together toward a common goal that will benefit all involved.
Altruism: behavior intended to help someone else without any prospect of personal rewards for the helper.
Egoism: behavior motivated by