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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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General psychology
decision making
Psychology; General psychology
The process of choosing between alternatives; selecting or rejecting available options.
coping
Psychology; General psychology
The process of dealing with internal or external demands that are perceived to be threatening or overwhelming.
self-handicapping
Psychology; General psychology
The process of developing, in anticipation of failure, behavioral reactions and explanations that minimize ability deficits as possible attributions for the failure.
catharsis
Psychology; General psychology
The process of expressing strongly felt but usually repressed emotions.
observational learning
Psychology; General psychology
The process of learning new responses by watching the behavior of another.
psychodynamic personality theories
Psychology; General psychology
Theories of personality that share the assumption that personality is shaped by and behavior is motivated by powerful inner forces.
reversal theory
Psychology; General psychology
Theory that explains human motivation in terms of reversals from one to the other opposing metamotivational states.
