Encyclopedia Development
Your personal tool for organizing concepts and mechanisms from development and psychology. We skip academic formulas in favor of clear definitions, cognitive biases, and self-reflection questions that help you name your states precisely.
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Radicalism
Radicalism is an attitude that seeks fundamental, profound change or an extreme position, often with limited tolerance for nuance.
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Rejection
Rejection is the experience of being excluded, unselected, or unaccepted by a person, group, or important social context.
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Relation
A relationship is a dynamic bond between people, based on the exchange of emotions, information, behaviors, expectations and meanings.
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Social comparisons
Social comparison is the evaluation of yourself, your performance or characteristics by reference to other people.
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Social hyperscanning
Social hyperscanning is the excessive monitoring of other people's facial expressions, tone, gestures, and reactions for signals of judgment or…
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Social intelligence
Social intelligence is the ability to understand social situations, intentions, norms and relationships and to act appropriately among people.
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Social role
A social role is a set of expectations, behaviors and responsibilities assigned to a person occupying a specific position in…
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