socialpsychology Tag Posts Index

Men and Women Experience Rejection Differently: Men Struggle When Rejected, Women Struggle When Rejecting

Rejection can take place in many domains of life in society, work and romantic relationships. How a person reacts to that experience can influence their mood, behaviour

Self Assessment

Have you tried getting to know your actual self? wouldn't it be nice to actually understand ourselves and find more room to improve? Self-assessment is a powerful

We Don't Actually Want Solutions

I was recently struck by how few people are interested in discussing solutions. Our tendency is to want to complain, blame, and focus on everything that's wrong

A Culture of Violence

Where does all the violence come from? You can support me here: and on PeakD: Like my Facebook page: Sign up for Desteni I Process (you can ask for me to be your

Politicians are the Biggest Celebrities

Is it just me, or are politicians starting to behave like celebrities? Is that what leadership looks like? You can support me here: and on PeakD: Like my Facebook

Eskom and the Cycle of Debt

South Africa's national electricity provider is in trouble, and the latest idea is to use the national pension fund to reduce the debt of the enterprise. Oh and

Only Superheroes can Change the World

Maybe we've so effectively internalized that popular story line that only superheroes, or people with special skills/abilities, are good enough to "save the

Corona Virus - Propaganda, Panic, & Pandemonium

Imagine if the media promoted objective news, and critical thinking. Imagine if the goal of all platforms of media was to bring out the best in humanity, instead

Joker

My take on the Joker movie. You can support me here: and on Steemit: Like my Facebook page: Sign up for Desteni I Process (you can ask for me to be your Buddy (like

I am One Vote Against the Death Penalty

This is why I am one vote against the death penalty. You can support me here: and on Steemit: Like my Facebook page: Or sign up for Desteni I Process (you can ask

Excuse me, would you mind giving a robot a hand? - Designing imperfect social robots

When reading about robots today, it's mostly about new physical skills, impeding job loss in industry (and everywhere else) or the newest ethical dilemmata. While

We're All Members of Fight Club

Make an effort to understand others. Make an effort to see what they see. Make an effort to see how they see. Make an effort to see why they see. So many people

Poaching - No not eggs

No, I'm not talking about poached eggs. I'm talking about the elephant tusks and rhino horn kind of poaching - but the side of it that doesn't get spoken of as much

The Poor Foot the Bills

Unfortunately this is not a new phenomenon in the world. You read similar stories every month from different parts of the world. The stories always describe how

On Becoming Intolerable: When False Authorities Move to Harm

A focused clip created from a longer talk at a press conference by well known attorney Bill Pepper. He was friends with MLK and RFK and has spent his life trying

Shifting Values And Beliefs: How Individual And Societal Values And Beliefs Change, And How The Media Directs It

Link: This is a short social psychology research paper I did in my first year Bible College. It touches base on how individual and societal paradigms shift/beliefs

Know The Understanding Of Social Sciences And According To The Experts

Understanding social science and according to experts - Social science is a science that covers all aspects of life ranging from the nature of a person or individual,