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  2. Pizzo (mafia) - Wikipedia

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    The term is derived from the Sicilian pizzu ('beak'). To "let someone wet their beak" ( Sicilian language fari vagnari u pizzu ) is to pay protection money. The practice used to be widespread in Southern Italy , [ citation needed ] not only by the Sicilian Cosa Nostra but also by the 'Ndrangheta in Calabria and the Camorra in Campania .

  3. Cultural-historical psychology - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] [4] The main goal of Vygotsky-Luria project was the establishment of a "new psychology" that would account for the inseparable unity of mind, brain and culture [5] in their development (and/or degradation) in concrete socio-historical settings (in case of individuals) and throughout the history of humankind as socio

  4. Psychohistory - Wikipedia

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    Psychohistory is a social science that analyzes human behavior by combining psychology, history, and other social sciences, while also being a amalgam of psychology, history, and related social sciences and the humanities. [1] Its proponents claim to examine the "why" of history, especially the difference between stated intention and actual ...

  5. Richard E. Nisbett - Wikipedia

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    Richard Eugene Nisbett (born June 1, 1941) [1] is an American social psychologist and writer. He is the Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished Professor of social psychology and co-director of the Culture and Cognition program at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

  6. History of psychology - Wikipedia

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    Many cultures throughout history have speculated on the nature of the mind, heart, soul, spirit, brain, etc. For instance, in Ancient Egypt, the Edwin Smith Papyrus contains an early description of the brain, and some speculations on its functions (described in a medical/surgical context) and the descriptions could be related to Imhotep who was the first Egyptian physician who anatomized and ...

  7. Cross-cultural psychology - Wikipedia

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    Cross-cultural psychology is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes, including both their variability and invariance, under diverse cultural conditions. [1] Through expanding research methodologies to recognize cultural variance in behavior , language , and meaning it seeks to extend and develop psychology . [ 2 ]

  8. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    all wet Erroneous idea or individual e.g. "He's all Wet" [6] alley worker A woman thief who robs men in alleys [8] and how! I Strongly agree! [5] ankle To walk, e.g. "Let's ankle!" [5] anyhoo used when you want to change the topic of conversation [9] ankle excursion Walk i.e. walk home [5] apple-knocker 1. Farm laborer mostly a Fruit picker [10] 2.

  9. Wetware (brain) - Wikipedia

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    The prefix "wet" is a reference to the water found in living creatures. Wetware is used to describe the elements equivalent to hardware and software found in a person, especially the central nervous system (CNS) and the human mind. The term wetware finds use in works of fiction, in scholarly publications [1] and in popularizations. [2]