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General psychology
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Egocentrism
Psychology; General psychology
In cognitive development, the inability of a young child at the preoperational stage to take the perspective of another person.
Formal assessment
Psychology; General psychology
The systematic procedures and measurement instruments used by trained professionals to assess an individual's functioning, aptitudes, abilities, or mental states.
Groupthink
Psychology; General psychology
The tendency of a decision-making group to philtre out undesirable input so that a consensus may be reached, especially if it is in line with the leader's viewpoint.
Behaviour modification
Psychology; General psychology
The systematic use of principles of learning to increase the frequency of desired behaviours and/or decrease the frequency of problem behaviors.
Group polarisation
Psychology; General psychology
The tendency for groups to make decisions that are more extreme than the decisions that would be made by the members acting alone.
Response bias
Psychology; General psychology
The systematic tendency as a result of nonsensory factors for an observer to favour responding in a particular way.
Conformity
Psychology; General psychology
The tendency for people to adopt the behaviors, attitudes, and values of other members of a reference group.
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