Projection is when an individual unconsciously projects their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors onto someone else. Sigmund Freud first introduced defense mechanisms, which include projection. These are ...

The second interpretation is that people introject the group stereotype into their self-concepts. They begin with what they know, or think they know, about the group, and infer corresponding traits in ...

Hiding in the crowd I'm all alone. ~ Nine Inch Nails The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. ~ Mark Twain, slightly misquoted. One robust finding in social psychology is the positive ...