Education Psychology Vocabulary

verb to impress or bias in advance; to make a positive impression on someone before meeting them

• Her elegant attire and graceful demeanor prepossessed everyone at the gala.
• His charming smile and friendly personality prepossessed the new neighbors.
• The new movie prepossessed me with its amazing special effects.
• The idea of traveling to exotic locations prepossessed her mind with wanderlust.

noun the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others

• Social psychology is the scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in social situations.
• I find social psychology fascinating because it helps me understand why people act the way they do in groups.
• Social psych is all about figuring out why we do the things we do when we're with other people.
• In a way, social psychology is like peeling back the layers of human interaction to reveal the underlying motivations.