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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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informational influence
Psychology; Social psychology
Conformity occurring when people accept evidence about reality provided by other people.
acceptance
Psychology; Social psychology
Conformity that involves both acting and believing in accord with social pressure.
compliance
Psychology; Social psychology
Conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with social pressure while privately disagreeing. Obedience is acting in accord with a direct order.
normative social influence
Psychology; Social psychology
Conformity, compliance, or obedience due to a desire to gain rewards or avoid punishments (outcome dependence).
strategic self-presentation
Psychology; Social psychology
Conscious and deliberate efforts to shape other people's impressions in order to gain power, influence, sympathy or approval.
just friends
Psychology; Social psychology
Just friends refers to a person you see — at a weekly poker game, at your child's school — who is enjoyable company, but you have no desire to socialize outside a specific context ...
rust friend
Psychology; Social psychology
Rusr friend refers to a person you've known for a long, long time; you're probably not going to get any closer to that person, unless something changes, but a part of your life.
Sub-categories
- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)