Psychology

Altruism means prosocial behavior designed to help or benefit others. The motivations for altruistic behaviour are many and complex. They range from self-focused motives to true empathy for someone else. […]

When one talks about stereotypes, people usually think of negative stereotypes. But sometimes, stereotypes attribute positive qualities to a specific group of people. […]

Our feelings about ourselves are influenced by our group identity. An example can be when we celebrate someone with a common attribute like being from the same hometown getting an award. […]

According to the social categorization theory, people divide others into groups based on common attributes. This leads to negative consequences such as in-group favoritism. […]

After World War II and the atrocities of the Holocaust, many researchers became interested in studying the psychology behind stereotypes, prejudices, and biases. […]

Emotions can be contagious. The emotions we go through are highly influenced by the people we are with. Our social circles are capable of imposing both positive and negative emotions on us. […]

Facial feedback hypothesis suggests that our emotions are an outcome of multiple factors that also include our facial expressions. The study proposes that we begin to feel the emotion that we are expressing on our faces. […]

There is a lot going behind every emotion that is felt– stimulus, arousal and expression. Even though psychologists differ in their opinions on the workings of these, they do agree on the significant role they play in experiencing an emotion. […]

When it comes to our behavior, we are all always sensitive to social influence. When made aware of the behavior of our neighbors or fellow group members, we try to imitate them and become a part of the group. […]