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Cognitive Dissonance
Definition Cognitive dissonance is a psychological concept that describes the mental discomfort o...
Self-Perception Theory
Definition Self-Perception Theory, developed by Daryl Bem, suggests that we often determine our a...
Self-Awareness Theory
Definition Self-Awareness Theory, developed by Shelley Taylor, proposes that we don't always have...
Self-Discrepancy Theory
Definition Self-Discrepancy Theory, developed by psychologist E. Tory Higgins, suggests that we h...
Ideal Self and Real Self
Definition Ideal Self: The "ideal self" refers to the version of oneself that a person aspires to...
Festinger, Leon
Overview Leon Festinger (1919-1989) was an American social psychologist who made significant cont...
Social Identity Threat
Overview Social Identity Threat (SIT) is a psychological phenomenon where individuals feel anxiou...
Sociological Theories of Deviance
Definition Sociological theories of deviance are frameworks used by sociologists to understand, e...
Secondary Deviance
Definition Secondary deviance refers to a situation where an individual begins to identify themse...
Primary Deviance
Definition Primary deviance refers to a minor or first-time act of rule-breaking behavior that do...
Looking Glass Self
Definition The "looking glass self" is a sociological concept introduced by Charles Horton Cooley...
I and Me
Definition "The 'I' and the 'Me'" are two key concepts in George Herbert Mead's social behavioris...
Individuation
Definition Individuation is the process of becoming a whole and integrated person by bringing the...
Analytic (Jungian) Psychology
Overview Analytical Psychology, developed by Carl Gustav Jung, explores the relationship between ...
Shadow
Definition The shadow represents the aspects of the personality that a person denies, represses, ...
Persona
Definition The persona is the social face or mask an individual presents to the world. In Jungian...
Anima and Animus
Definition The anima and animus represent the unconscious feminine and masculine aspects of the p...
Archetype
Definition An archetype is a universal pattern or blueprint within the human psyche that shapes p...
Collective Unconscious
Definition The collective unconscious is the deepest layer of the human psyche, containing univer...
Jung, Carl
Overview Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who made signifi...