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The Magazine - Making Social Psychology Accessible
Welcome to the website of the Inquisitive Mind. The Inquisitive Mind, or In-Mind, is an exciting on-line quarterly magazine for social psychology. The magazine’s purpose is designed to interact with everyone that is interested in everyday human concerns and to inform you on the hot trends in scientific social psychological research. Now, science has its own language and you might not feel like having the time to keep up-to-date. We will attempt to bridge the existing gap by relating important social psychological research to issues that catch your mind.
Social Psychology
What is social psychology? Social psychology studies how the social environment influences human thought, emotion, and behavior. Because social influence is pervasive in almost everything people think, feel, and do, social psychology is a very broad and increasingly multidisciplinary discipline. A social psychologist thus does not only focus on the individual mind, but on processes within individuals, groups, and between groups.
What do we do?
In-Mind Magazine thus serves to demystify social psychological research and to invite people to engage in our findings in an accessible manner. Some of our articles refer to questions that concern society as a whole, such as the existence of altruism, the influence of media outlets, endorsement of stereotypes, etc. These topics are a small sample of popular articles currently posted on the In-Mind website. In-Mind attempts to fulfill the commitment not only to inform the public about research findings within social psychology but also to facilitate the understanding of the basis of social psychology as a discipline. We offer quality reviews of important areas, creating a climate in which a general public and scientists can engage in stimulating debates on important topics.
Edutainment
What makes In-Mind a reliable teaching tool that functions as a source for public edutainment is that articles undergo peer-review before being accepted. We provide attractive and informative articles geared towards interaction between scientists and non-scientists. The quality of the articles have been recognized by the academic community; In-Mind articles have been used as class materials in Singapore, the Netherlands, and the United States. Moreover, In-Mind’s format are now used to develop Dutch, Portuguese, Polish, Farsi, and German language versions.
In short, In-Mind is the product of a collaboration of committed individuals who hail from all parts of the world with at least this in common: a love of social psychology and the desire to broadcast its findings to the masses. Our website has not only the potential to transform individuals' assumptions and reevaluate the way they view the world, but also the potential to engage diverse communities in a dialogue on how we can all work together to improve the human condition. From these global origins, In-Mind fosters a more accessible and open community of inquisitive readers and social psychologists.
We welcome you to In-Mind and invite you to challenge others with your provoking thoughts!