social psychology


noun
  1. the psychological study of social behavior, especially of the reciprocal influence of the individual and the group with which the individual interacts.

Origin of social psychology

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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social psychology

noun
  1. psychol the area of psychology concerned with the interaction between individuals and groups and the effect of society on behaviour

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