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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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bogus pipeline

Psychology; Social psychology

A procedure that fools people into disclosing their attitudes. Participants are first convinced that a machine can use their psychological responses to measure their private ...

private self-awareness

Psychology; Social psychology

A psychological state in which one is aware of one's hidden private self-aspects.

public self-awareness

Psychology; Social psychology

A psychological state in which one is aware of one's public self-aspects.

self-awareness

Psychology; Social psychology

A psychological state in which one takes oneself as an object of attention.

trait

Psychology; Social psychology

A relatively stable way in which individuals differ from one another.

deception

Psychology; Social psychology

A research technique that provides false information to persons participating in a study.

heuristic

Psychology; Social psychology

A rule-of-thumb strategy that enables quick, efficient judgments.