Social Psychologists and Thinking about People

Human Beings

Human psychology is the science that studies the laws of the origin, development and manifestations of mental processes, properties and states' rights, and that does not give a single definition of "happiness." What to say about ordinary mortals. There are also those for whom the absence of pain and other negative emotion is happiness (Peters, 2001).

The Self-Esteem Maximizer

The Self-Esteem Maximizer seeks above everything else to avoid losing their self-esteem. They fear anything that will make them look in a bad or that could make others create a poor opinion.

The Terror Manager

The human being who is categorized as an anger manager is the one who can manage the terrors of the realities very well.

The Information Seeker

The humans are said to get curious and seek more information. They witness something and they want to know even more about it and they set about to find the information.

The Information Processor

Humans can store a lot of information in their brains which makes them the information processor.

The Foolish Mistake Maker

Humans tend to make the same mistakes many times.

The Impression Manager

An impression manager is an individual who tries hard to change the perception of other individuals.

The Cultural Animal

"The cultural animal" refers to a fundamental philosophical problem: the distinction between man and animal, between what we call nature and what we call culture.

The Group Member

The group member is the individual who likes to belong to the group. They feel save when they are surrounded by their close relatives or friends.

History of Social Psychology

Emergence of Social Psychology

The combination of the words "social psychology" refers to a specific place, which is the discipline in the system of scientific knowledge. Originating at the turn of sciences - psychology, sociology, social psychology still retains its special status. This leads to the fact that each ...