General psychology

General psychology

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phantom eye syndrome (PES)

Psychology; General psychology

Visual hallucinations or pain in the eye that has been removed. Phantom eye pain is much less prevalent than phantom limb pain. Phantom eye pain is believed to be the result of changes in the nervous ...

shadow

Psychology; General psychology

In Jungian psychology, the shadow is the unconscious mind that may not be recognized by the conscious mind. The shadow is sometimes seen as disagreeable with the conscious mind and may represent the ...

false-consensus bias

Psychology; General psychology

A cognitive bias where people believe most others share the same opinions, beliefs, and values as they do. People tend overestimate how much other people agree with them. This leads to increases in ...

hostile media effect

Psychology; General psychology

A theory that people with strong biases toward an issue will perceive media coverage as biased against their own opinions. despite journalists' intentions to objectively report the news. The ...

actor-observer asymmetry

Psychology; General psychology

When people (actor) judge their own behavior, they are more likely to attribute the behavior to external factors, such as the environment or situation, than to internal factors, such as their ...

just-world hypothesis

Psychology; General psychology

The belief that consequences are the result of an unknown power that restores justice and moral balance. Nobel actions are awarded and immoral actions will be punished. The hypothesis was put forth ...

deja vu

Psychology; General psychology

Deja vu is a French phrase meaning 'already seen,' referring to the distinct, puzzling, and mysterious feeling of having experienced a specific set of circumstances before. A woman might walk into a ...