Absolutely. I was a psych major. Another huge thing I learned, btw, was that my persistence (stubbornness, if you ask my wife ;) lets me learn most anything, which is how I came to be a developer.
Instead of how I learned it, I'll point you to some topics in social psych:
If an area I listed here or in the original post is of particular interest, let me know and I'll reply with the specifics of what I meant, or pointers to some info on it.
Instead of how I learned it, I'll point you to some topics in social psych:
Read Cialdini, the psychology of influence.
This doubles for attracting investment and women: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_proof
Social skills-the parens are part of the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirroring_(psychology)
Halo Effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_effect
Interesting experiments:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment
http://www.prisonexp.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments
If an area I listed here or in the original post is of particular interest, let me know and I'll reply with the specifics of what I meant, or pointers to some info on it.