Social psychology Social psychology The 'I' and the 'me' are terms central to the social philosophy of George Herbert Mead, one of the biggest influences on the development of the branch of sociology called symbolic-interactionism. The terms refer to the psychology of the person. ...more on Wikipedia about "'I' and the 'me'"
Abnormality is a subjectively defined characteristic, assigned to those with rare or dysfunctional conditions. Defining who is normal or abnormal is a contentious issue in abnormal psychology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abnormality"
Acculturation is the obtainment of culture by an individual or a group of people. The term originally applied only to the process concerning a foreign culture, from the acculturing or accultured recipient point of view, having this foreign culture added and mixed with that of his or her already existing one acquired since birth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acculturation"
Action research is a method for intentional learning from experience, originally formulated by social psychologist Kurt Lewin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Action research"
Affective forecasting is the forecasting of one's affect ( emotional state) in the future. This kind of prediction is affected by various kinds of cognitive biases, i.e. systematic errors of thought. Famous psychologist Daniel Gilbert of the department of social psychology at Harvard University and other psychologists in the field, such as Timothy Wilson of the University of Virginia, have studied those cognitive biases and given them names like " empathy gap" and " impact bias" and the like. ...more on Wikipedia about "Affective forecasting"
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Altruism is alternately a belief, a practice, a habit, or an ethical doctrine. Many cultures and religious traditions judge altruism to be virtuous. In Buddhism it is considered a fundamental property of human nature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Altruism" My way is www.shortopedia.com
Altruism is a well-documented animal behaviour, which appears most obviously in kin relationships but may also be evident amongst wider social groups. ...more on Wikipedia about "Altruism in animals"
Anomie, in contemporary English, means a condition or malaise in individuals, characterized by an absence or diminution of standards or values. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anomie"
Anticonformism is a philosophy which actively rejects conformism. Anticonformists are not merely individualists, but believe that conformity is responsible for many of the world's ills. Anticonformists usually equate the pressure to conform to social norms with a sort of cultural bigotry, and therefore champion a free-spirited individualism that attempts to rid itself of all vestiges of socially-based desires and characteristics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anticonformism"
Antiprocess is the preemptive recognition and marginalization of undesired information by the interplay of mental defense mechanisms: the subconscious compromises information that would cause cognitive dissonance. It is often used to describe a difficulty encountered when people with sharply contrasting viewpoints are attempting (and failing) to discuss a topic. In other words, when one is debating with another, there may be a baffling disconnect despite his apparent understanding of the argument. Despite the apparently sufficient understanding to formulate counter-arguments, the mind of the debater does not allow him to be swayed by that knowledge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Antiprocess"
Attitude is a key concept in psychology. Attitudes are positive or negative views of an "attitude object": i.e., a person, behaviour, or event. People can also be "ambivalent" towards a target, meaning that they simultaneously possess a positive and a negative attitude. ...more on Wikipedia about "Attitude (psychology)"
In copyright law, attribution is the requirement that authors be given credit for their work in any context in which it is used. It is required by most copyright and copyleft licenses, such as GNUFDL and CC-by. ...more on Wikipedia about "Attribution"
The concept of authoritarian personality denotes a number of qualities, which according to the theories of Theodor Adorno predict one's potential for fascist and antidemocratic leanings and behaviors. These qualities are assessed by a coherent system--the "structure of personality"--which arises out of characteristic experiences in early childhood and the pattern of internal, psychic processing. ...more on Wikipedia about "Authoritarian personality"
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In politics, authority generally refers to the ability to make laws, independent of the power to enforce them, or the ability to permit something. People obey authority out of respect, while they obey power out of fear. For example, "the congress has the authority to pass laws" vs "the police have the power to arrest law-breakers". Authority need not be consistent or rational, it only needs to be accepted as a source of permission or truth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Authority"
Availability, salience and vividness are three terms which refer to very similar things in social psychology but have slightly different meanings. It has been argued that they may actually all refer to the same underlying concept, and it has been shown that they positively influence one another, but they are each used consistently in different theoretical contexts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Availability, salience and vividness"
Behavioral finance and behavioral economics are closely related fields which apply scientific research on human and social cognitive and emotional biases to better understand economic decisions and how they affect market prices, returns and the allocation of resources. The fields are primarily concerned with the rationality, or lack thereof, of economic agents. Behavioral models typically integrate insights from psychology with neo-classical economic theory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Behavioral finance"
Benevolence is a faculty from the discipline of Phrenology. Breaks down from the latin meaning 'Bene' Well willing ...more on Wikipedia about "Benevolence"
Body language is a broad term for several forms of communication using body movements or gestures, instead of, or as a complement to, sounds, verbal language, or other forms of communication. In turn, it is one category of paralanguage, which describes all forms of human communication that are not language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Body language"
Boldness is an opposite of shyness. A bold person may be willing to risk shame or rejection in social situations, and willing to bend rules of etiquette or politeness. An excessively bold person could aggressively ask for money, or persistently push a person to fulfill some request, and so on. Excessive boldness may thus be regarded as impertinence or arrogance. Outside a social context, "boldness" can also refer to a willingness to get things done, even despite risks, and is therefore broadly synonymous with bravery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boldness"
In the field of social psychology, a breaching experiment is an experiment that seeks to examine peoples' reactions to violations of commonly accepted social rules or norms. Erving Goffman's seminal study Behavior in Public Places gives some classic examples of behavioral norms, such as "it is inconsiderate to litter - put your garbage in the trash can". The breaching experiment studies people's reaction to an experimenter who breaks this rule. Breaching experiments are most commonly associated with ethnomethodology, in particular the work of Harold Garfinkel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Breaching experiment"
The bystander effect (also known as bystander apathy) is a psychological phenomenon where persons are less likely to intervene in an emergency situation when others are present than when they are alone. The antonym of the term is civil courage. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bystander effect"
A bystander will often intervene if another person is in need of help: this is known as bystander intervention. They will often do this for complete strangers, sometimes even at great personal risk. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bystander intervention"
Character assassination is an intentional attempt to influence the portrayal or reputation of a particular person, whether living or a historical personage, in such a way as to cause others to develop an extremely negative, unethical or unappealing perception of him or her. By its nature, it involves deliberate exaggeration or manipulation of facts to present an untrue picture of the targeted person. For living individuals, this can cause the target to be rejected by his or her community, family, or members of his or her living or work environment. Such acts are typically very difficult to reverse or rectify, therefore the process is correctly likened to a literal assassination of a human life. The damage sustained can be life-long, or for historical personages, last for many centuries after their death. ...more on Wikipedia about "Character assassination"
A charism is a power, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the grace of God. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charism"
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