Psychology

Psychology

The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.

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bargaining

Psychology; Social psychology

Seeking an agreement through direct negotiation between parties to a conflict.

autokinetic phenomenon

Psychology; Social psychology

Self (auto) motion (kinetic). The apparent movement of a stationary point of light in the dark. Perhaps you have experienced this when thinking you have spotted a moving satellite ...

social representations

Psychology; Social psychology

Socially shared beliefs, and widely held ideas and values, including our assumptions and cultural ideologies. Our social representations help us make sense of our world.

hypotheses

Psychology; Social psychology

Specific propositions or expectations about the nature of thins derived from a theory.

reinforcement

Psychology; Social psychology

Stimuli offered following a given behavior that increases the probability that the behavior will be repeated.

experimental research

Psychology; Social psychology

Studies that seek clues to cause-effect relationships by manipulating one or more factors (independent variables) while controlling others (holding them constant).