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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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intelligence
Psychology; General psychology
The global capacity to profit from experience and to go beyond given information about the environment.
dark adaptation
Psychology; General psychology
The gradual improvement of the eyes' sensitivity after a shift in illumination from light to near darkness.
contact hypothesis
Psychology; General psychology
The idea that direct contact between hostile groups alone will reduce prejudice.
self-perception theory
Psychology; General psychology
The idea that people observe themselves in order to figure out the reasons they act as they do; people infer what their internal states are by perceiving how they are acting in a ...
reciprocal altruism
Psychology; General psychology
The idea that people perform altruistic behaviors because they expect that others will perform altruistic behaviors for them in turn.
Sub-categories
- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)