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Precognition

Cognitive Processes Cognition and Perception

Definition Precognition refers to the phenomenon where an individual gains awareness or knowledge...

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Clairvoyance

Cognitive Processes Cognition and Perception

Definition Clairvoyance is a term used to describe the ability to perceive information or events ...

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Pareidolia

Cognitive Processes Cognition and Perception

Definition    Pareidolia is a cognitive phenomenon where the human brain perceives patterns, shap...

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Military-Industrial Complex

War, Conflict and Society

Definition The military-industrial complex refers to the close relationship between a nation's go...

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Overjustification Effect

Emotion and Motivation Motivation

Definition The overjustification effect is a psychological phenomenon where people’s intrinsic mo...

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Information Overload

Technology and The Human Experience

Definition Information overload is a cognitive state that occurs when the amount of information e...

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Extended Mind

Technology and The Human Experience

Definition The Extended Mind is philosophical and cognitive theory suggesting that technology and...

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Status

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition In sociology, status refers to the position or rank that an individual occupies within...

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Social Roles

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition In psychology, social roles refer to the expectations and behaviors associated with a ...

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Rites of Passage

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition Rites of passage are ceremonies or rituals that mark significant transitions in an ind...

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Master Status

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition In sociology, a master status is the social position that dominates all other statuses...

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Ascribed Status

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition Ascribed status refers to social positions or roles that are assigned to individuals a...

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Psychological Theories of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Psychological theories of deviance are frameworks that explain why individuals engage ...

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Psychoanalytic Approach to Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition The Psychoanalytic Approach to Deviance is a psychological approach that seeks to expl...

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Mores

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Mores are the deeply held customs, behaviors, and beliefs of a society or culture that...

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Mednick, Sarnoff Theory of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Sarnoff Mednick's theory of deviance suggests that some individuals are biologically p...

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Lombroso, Cesare Theory of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Cesare Lombroso, an Italian criminologist from the late 19th century, proposed a theor...

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Hooten and Sheldon Theory of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition The E.A. Hooten / William H. Sheldon theory of deviance is a perspective that examines...

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Folkways

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Folkways are social conventions or customary ways of behaving that are considered appr...

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Deviance as Individual Choice

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition The Theory of Deviance as Individual Choice is a sociological perspective that suggest...

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