Welcome to Social Psychology

Social means people: social Psychology is best described as the study of interactions between people. In this section we will be looking at social influence and sport Psychology. In this unit we will look at the following:

  • Milgram's famous experiment
  • What makes a sports team stick together
  • The different explanations for gender

    • Majority InfluenceSherif and Asch's studies (normative and informational conformity) and group norms.
    Minority Influence & complianceMoscovici and Nemeth study, factors affecting minority influence and compliance.
    ObedienceMilgram experiment, evaluative issues, defiance, Bickman and Hofling studies.
    Social FacilitationDrive theory, inverted U, evaluation apprehension, distraction conflict theories.
    Home advantage and Team CohesionWhy does the home team usually win and what makes a team stick together?