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Social psychology principles

Despite disparate perspectives, some social psychologists propose common principles among all approaches to understanding and influencing human social behavior (Kenrick, Neuberg, & Cialdini, 2007), including:

  • The first common principle is that social behavior is goal-oriented and motivated by self-interest.
  • Second, individual motivations interact with events to form both the individual and the situation.

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