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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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compliance
Psychology; Social psychology
Conformity that involves publicly acting in accord with an implied or explicit request while privately disagreeing.
William McGuire’s Information Processing Theory
Psychology; Social psychology
We are persuaded by the information to which we are exposed, but we go through several steps whose probabilities multiply to determine likelihood of final outcome---action.
cult (new religious movement)
Psychology; Social psychology
A group typically characterized by distinctive rituals and beliefs related to its devotion to a god or a person; isolation from the surrounding “evil” culture; and has a ...
need for cognition
Psychology; Social psychology
The motivation to think and analyze. Assessed by agreement with items such as “The notion of thinking abstractly is appealing to me” and disagreement with items such as “I only ...
primacy effect and recency effect
Psychology; Social psychology
- Primacy effect: other things being equal, information presented first usually has the most influence. - Recency effect: information presented last sometimes has the most ...
deindividuation
Psychology; Social psychology
Loss of self-awareness and evaluation apprehension; occurs in group situations that foster responsiveness to group norms, good or bad.
Ayn Rand
Psychology; Social psychology
Ayn Rand; was born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The ...
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- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)