Psychiatry and Psychology

Social Psychology

The branch of psychology concerned with the effects of group membership upon the behavior, attitudes, and beliefs of an individual.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The branch of psychology concerned with the effects of group membership upon the behavior, attitudes, and beliefs of an individual.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Psychology, Social
  • Psychology, Perceptual
  • Perceptual Psychology

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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use for the field and as an NIM coordinate

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  1. F01.829w
  2. F04.096w.628w.829w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Social Psychology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011593. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011593
  2. Social Psychology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychology
  3. Social Psychology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161272