Social Psychology


Social facilitation

increased performance as a result of the mere presence of others. (E.g. cyclist achieve better times when they race in company of others than when they race alone. Norman Triplett, 1898)


Emics

characteristics specific to one or a few cultural groups. E.g. norm of trust/truth/turn-taking in dialogue.

Etics

behaviors that are found in most societies.


Correlational Techniques

correlation is different from causation; correlational studies are suitalbe for situations in which variables can be observed but not manipulated.


Self

the sense of self; self-perception; self-presentation.


Self Presentation Strategies

ingratiation, intimidation, self-promotion, exemplification, supplication (even more - self-handicapping).


Self-complexity

people with high levels of self-complexity cope better with stressful life events.


Attitude

can be based on Affect, Behavior and Cognition.


Shopping


CatalogBrandStores
  • Newport News
  • Body Central
  • Chadwicks Outlet
  • Chadwicks
  • Victoria's Secret
  • La Redoute
  • Lerner
  • Spiegel
  • Gap
  • Hot Kiss
  • J Crew
  • dELias
  • Macy's
  • Nordstrom
  • Neiman Marcus
  • Ross
  • The 15 Dollar Store
  • Forever 21
  • Dillard's

  • Search, Research, etc.

    Search
  • Wikipedia

  • How Stuff Works

  • Web
  • Web Reference

  • W3 Schools

  • File Formats

  • Error Messages

  • How to Display Other's content

  • Web Master World

  • Javascript

  • Web Publishing Resources (Class Winter 2007)

  • Search Engine
  • Search Engine Watch

  • Search Engine Journal

  • Spam
  • IBM Anti-spam Research

  • Fun Readings
  • Internet Outsider

  • Search Lounge

  • John Battelle's Searchblog

  • Search Tip of the Month

  • Trend Watching

  • J. of Artificial Intelligence Research
  • Google: The Missing Manual

    Basics:
    1) use "+" to include small words, e.g. +the piano
    2) A (B or C)
    3) * - wildcards for full-word

    Short cuts:
    4) define xx; or define:xx (the latter returns only definitions)
    5) calculator

    Syntax:
    6) inurl:"x y"
    7) intitle:x
    8) intext
    9) inanchor
    10) site
    11) cache
    12) filetype
    13) ~X (synonyms of X)

    The book is comprehensive up to its date about Google basics. The search part is not as useful as Google Hacks as the latter provides useful searching tips along Google syntax explanations.