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Concept A mental grouping of similar things, events, and people that is used to remember and understand what things are, what they…

Compliance Compliance is the tendency to agree to do what is requested especially if there are certain factors present: a feeling that…

Companionate Love Compassionate love is when two people first fall in love, they often have an intense passion for each other; they…

Community Psychology This is a branch of applied psychology that deals with mental health and social welfare issues within the community setting.…

Color Constancy Color constancy is a Gestalt principle of perception that suggests that the context in which an object we are viewing…

Collectivism Collectivism is a social psychological term that relates to the manner in which humans identify themselves and prioritize their goals. Collectivism,…

Collective Unconscious According to Carl Jung, each person not only has their own unique unconscious mind, but also shares some elements of…

Cohort Essentially, cohort refers to people who are approximately the same age. When researchers conduct different types of studies (for example, developmental/cross-sectional studies),…

Cognitive Therapy Cognitive therapy is a form of therapy developed by Aaron Beck who suggested that our beliefs and perceptions influence our…

Cognitive Perspective The Cognitive Perspective is the psychological viewpoint that focuses on how people (and other animals) process, store, and retrieve information…