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Social Psychology Theories
An overview of the self-affirmation, contact hypothesis and deindividuation theories.
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| 1,250 words
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| 2008
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This paper discusses the general and personal usefulness of three social psychology theories. The theories discussed are self-affirmation theory, contact hypothesis theory, and deindividuation theory.
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"Higgins reports that a theory can be considered 'useful' when it contributes to both its field and its discipline by more thoroughly and comprehensively explaining a given phenomenon or phenomena and doing so in a coherent and testable framework. In other words, the theory contributes to a deeper understanding of human social behavior and thereby contributes to the field by offering a new framework of understanding which can then be tested for viability. However, a theory can also be useful because it..."Cite this Term Paper:
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Social Psychology Theories (2008, December 01)
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"Social Psychology Theories" 01 December 2008.
Web. 08 August. 2022. <https://www.academon.com/term-paper/social-psychology-theories-120937/>