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Color psychology is the study of colors and hues as a determinant of human behavior. Color influences perceptions that are not obvious, such as the taste of food. Colors have qualities that can cause certain emotions in people. [ 1] How color influences individuals may differ depending on age, gender, and culture. [ 2]
Psychologist. Years active. 1965–2006. James Hillman (April 12, 1926 – October 27, 2011) was an American psychologist. He studied at, and then guided studies for, the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich. He founded a movement toward archetypal psychology and retired into private practice, writing and traveling to lecture, until his death at his ...
Laing's definition of identity closely follows Erikson's, in emphasising the past, present and future components of the experienced self. He also develops the concept of the "metaperspective of self", i.e. the self's perception of the other's view of self, which has been found to be extremely important in clinical contexts such as anorexia nervosa.
Magical thinking, or superstitious thinking, [ 1] is the belief that unrelated events are causally connected despite the absence of any plausible causal link between them, particularly as a result of supernatural effects. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Examples include the idea that personal thoughts can influence the external world without acting on them, or ...
Brown taught social psychology and published his first textbook, Social Psychology, in 1965. The book was completely rewritten [8] and published in 1986 as Social Psychology: The Second Edition. Brown also wrote an introductory textbook on psychology, co-authored with his colleague Richard Herrnstein. Pinker noted that these two books "live in ...
Purple rain pertains to the end of the world and being with the one you love and letting your faith/God guide you through the purple rain.” Prince's Paisley Park estate outside Minneapolis ...
Attitude (psychology) Two children at a playground talking and demonstrating a positive attitude. An attitude "is a summary evaluation of an object of thought. An attitude object can be anything a person discriminates or holds in mind." Attitudes include beliefs ( cognition ), emotional responses ( affect) and behavioral tendencies ( intentions ...
The psychology of learning refers to theories and research on how individuals learn. There are many theories of learning. Some take on a more behaviorist approach which focuses on inputs and reinforcements. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Other approaches, such as neuroscience and social cognition, focus more on how the brain's organization and structure ...