Chapter 16: Social Psychology

Social Thinking

http://www.socialpsychology.org/social.htm
Links related to prejudice and discrimination, gender, culture, social influence, interpersonal relations, group behavior, aggression, and more. The table of contents shows a detailed outline of categories from which to choose.

Stanford Prison Experiment
This slide illustrates Phillip Zimbardo's chilling Stanford Prison Experiment, which aptly illustrates how powerfully role-play can affect attitudes. Note that on the first page of the slide show, you can click anywhere on the page to go on to the next page.

Social Cognition Paper Archive and Information Center
Several types of information are available, including preprints or abstracts of papers or presentations and links to information about active researchers in the area.

Social Influence

Cultural Psychology Links
This megasite, which is a part of the socialpsychology.org website, offers valuable resources in the following categories:

An Introduction to Social Influence
This website offers a brief introduction to a big topic -- social influence -- the modern, scientific study of persuasion, compliance, propaganda, "brainwashing," and the ethics that surround these issues.

Social Relations

Mother Teresa's BiographyX
Read about this remarkable woman who devoted her life to helping people less fortunate than her.

Psychology & Altruism
This site provides an explanation of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and where altruism fits in.