Editing Social computing (section)

== Theoretical foundations ==
Socially intelligent computing is a new term that refers to the recent efforts of individuals to understand the ways in which systems of people and computers will prove useful as intermediaries between people and tools used by people. These systems result in new behaviors that occur as a result of the complex [[Human–computer interaction|interaction between humans and computers]] and can be explained by several different areas of science. The Foundations of Social Computing are deeply vested in the understanding of [[social psychology]] and [[cyberpsychology]]. [[Social psychology]] covers topics such as [[decision making]], [[persuasion]], [[group behavior]], [[attraction (emotion)|personal attraction]], and factors that promote health and well-being.<ref name=Ip/> [[Cognitive sciences]] also play a huge role in understanding Social computing and human behavior on networking elements driven by personal needs/means. [[Sociology]] is also a factor since overall environments decide how individuals choose to interact.<ref name=Marlow/>

There are multiple areas of social computing that have been able to expand the threshold of knowledge in this discipline.  Each area has been able to have a focus and goal behind it that provides us with a deeper understanding of the social behavior between users that interact using some variation of social computing.