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In 1954, psychologist Leon Festinger came across a group prophesizing the imminent end of the world. He saw it as an opportunity to study cognitive dissonance. The cult leader, Dorothy Martin, believed they'd been chosen by aliens to be saved from the disaster but...
Cognitive dissonance - the uncomfortable mental state of inconsistent beliefs - not only occurs with deeply ingrained beliefs but can also affect our attitudes in many situations, as demonstrated in studies where people are shown things they should find pleasing and...
Much of social psychology concerns itself with the interactions within and among social groups, but another topic is how we form one-to-one relationships, especially our choices of sexual partners and wives. Among the many aspects related to interpersonal...
In many cultures, and especially in the West today, people generally consider that attraction and love alone are insufficient grounds for a lasting marriage or relationship. Several nations have traditions of arranged marriages, where the interests of the two people...
Developmental psychology emerged as a separate discipline only in the 1930s. Before that, people thought of the process of growth as one of learning and behaviorism or Freudian psychoanalysis. Jean Piaget's idea that our personality changes as we grow up challenges...
A completely and truly free course on Semiology (Semiotics). Learn about the meaning of signs, how and why did the field emerged. What is the relationship between the street signs and the signs that we use every day - words.
