Social comparison theory is the idea that individuals determine their own social and personal worth based on how they stack up against others. The theory was developed in 1954 by psychologist Leon ...

Professor Richard Crisp from our top-rated Psychology department has been honoured with the prestigious Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship to develop a groundbreaking theory in social ...

Jan. 6, 2025 — Researchers have found that smell and sound signals merge in the mouse brain's hearing center, influencing social behaviors like pup retrieval. The discovery may lead to a better ...

The basis of social learning theory is simple: People learn by watching other people. We can learn from anyone—teachers, parents, siblings, peers, co-workers, YouTube influencers, athletes ...

He smirks and debates whether he should reply, “I waited longer for your Hinge match than I did this reservation.” He misses ...

The discipline of social and cultural psychology is broadly centred on understanding the ways in which culture and society shape how people think, behave and relate to one another. In the Department ...

How couples act on social media could be a red flag as to if they're in a healthy relationship or heading for a nasty breakup.

Loneliness plays a central role in borderline personality disorder (BPD) and often persists even when clinical symptoms ...

A phrase judgmental people say often is "You're too sensitive." This phrase is a classic example of how to invalidate someone ...

The core theme of this International Master's course is Interculturality and its expression in the main diverse areas of Psychology: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Work and Organizational ...

Experts even suggest that if you truly respect yourself, you may even find that laughing at your mistakes feels like second ...