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  2. Fission–fusion society - Wikipedia

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    In ethology, fission–fusion society is one in which the size and composition of the social group change as time passes and animals move throughout the environment; animals merge into a group (fusion)—e.g. sleeping in one place—or split (fission)—e.g. foraging in small groups during the day.

  3. Identity fusion - Wikipedia

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    The characteristics of identity fusion theory have been summarized in the form of four principles: Agentic-personal self principle: When identity-fused individuals become strongly aligned with a group, they are assumed to maintain an active and agentic personal self, even when the social self is activated.

  4. Thought-action fusion - Wikipedia

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    Psychiatry, clinical psychology Thought-Action Fusion ( TAF ) is the tendency for individuals to assume that certain thoughts either increase the likelihood of catastrophic events (likelihood-TAF) or imply the immorality of their character (morality-TAF).

  5. Theoretical psychology - Wikipedia

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    Theoretical psychology is concerned with theoretical and philosophical aspects of psychology.It is an interdisciplinary field with a wide scope of study.. It focuses on combining and incorporating existing and developing theories of psychology non-experimentally.

  6. Modularity of mind - Wikipedia

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    Historically, questions regarding the functional architecture of the mind have been divided into two different theories of the nature of the faculties. The first can be characterized as a horizontal view because it refers to mental processes as if they are interactions between faculties such as memory, imagination, judgement, and perception, which are not domain specific (e.g., a judgement ...

  7. Reasons and Persons - Wikipedia

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    Reasons and Persons is a 1984 book by the philosopher Derek Parfit, in which the author discusses ethics, rationality and personal identity.. It is divided into four parts, dedicated to self-defeating theories, rationality and time, personal identity and responsibility toward future generations.

  8. Identification (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Identification is a psychological process whereby the individual assimilates an aspect, property, or attribute of the other and is transformed wholly or partially by the model that other provides.

  9. Structuralism (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Edward B. Titchener is credited for the theory of structuralism. It is considered to be the first "school" of psychology. [3] [4] Because he was a student of Wilhelm Wundt at the University of Leipzig, Titchener's ideas on how the mind worked were heavily influenced by Wundt's theory of voluntarism and his ideas of association and apperception (the passive and active combinations of elements ...