Social Research Centre
THE JONES RESEARCH CENTRE LTD.
RESEARCH
Primary Areas of Research
ATTITUDES AND ATTITUDE CHANGE
This type of research is focused on the affective, behavioral, and cognitive components of attitudes, how attitudes develop, and how they change.
SOCIAL COGNITION
This type of research is focused on processing, storage, and application of social information, and is closely related to cognitive psychology and the concept of schemas.
Schemas - general ideas about the world, how things are, and how they work.
VIOLENCE AND AGGRESSION
This type of research is focused on why people engage in violence or act aggressively.
PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
This type of research is focused on why people help others, or why they refuse to help or cooperate.
SELF AND SOCIAL IDENTITY
This type of research is focused on how people come to know and understand themselves, and how self-perception affects social interactions.
PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION
This type of research is focused on the origins, causes, and effects of prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes.
GROUP BEHAVIOR
This type of research is focused on group dynamics, leadership, group decision making, conflicts, cooperation, and group influence.
SOCIAL INFLUENCE
This type of research is focused on the role that social influence has on behavior and decision making.
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
This type of research is focused on how interpersonal relationships affect people by examining attachment, liking, love, and attraction.