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Psychology
The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.
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Aggression
Psychology; General psychology
Behaviors that cause psychological or physical harm to another individual.
Behaviorism
Psychology; General psychology
A scientific approach that limits the study of psychology to measurable or observable behavior.
Cognitive dissonance
Psychology; General psychology
The theory that the tension-producing effects of incongruous cognitions motivate individuals to reduce such tension.
Expectancy theory
Psychology; General psychology
A cognitive theory of work motivation that proposes that workers are motivated when they expect their efforts and job performance to result in desired outcomes.
Personality
Psychology; General psychology
The unique psychological qualities of an individual that influence a variety of characteristic behavior patterns (both overt and covert) across different situations and over time.
intellectualization
Psychology; General psychology
A defense mechanism where a person focuses on the intellectual component of an event to repress the emotions connected to that event. It involves emotionally removing oneself from ...
musical ear syndrome
Psychology; General psychology
A condition in which people with hearing loss experience auditory hallucinations. People can experience simple hallucinations like voices to more complex hallucinations like songs ...
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- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)