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Social-dynamics

Everything on this site about social-dynamics — each one naming the study behind it.

You act as if you are being watched even when alone.
A 2006 study showed that people are significantly more honest in tasks when a picture of eyes is displayed nearby.…
You care more about one victim than a hundred.
In a 2007 study, people donated significantly more money to help a specific individual than to a statistical group of …
You assume the worst when others act neutrally.
Hostile attribution bias causes people to interpret ambiguous social cues as intentionally aggressive.…
You work less when you are in a group.
Latané, Williams, and Harkins (1979) demonstrated social loafing by measuring tasks like shouting and clapping to isol…
The presence of others decreases your urgency to help.
The bystander effect reduces the probability of any single individual offering assistance in an emergency when others …