psychological phenomenon
fact studied in psychology or a psychological event that manifests itself in a particular way
false memory
memory of events that actually did not happen
defence mechanism
unconscious psychological mechanism that reduces anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli
social proof
a phenomenon in which people, assuming that the surrounding people possess more knowledge about the current situation, copy the actions of others when they are unable to determine the appropriate mode of behavior
Proteus effect
behavioral effect in virtual worlds
surrogation
psychological phenomenon in which the measure(s) of a construct of interest evolve to replace the construct itself
pandemic fatigue
psychological phenomenon, emotional and mental exhaustion
paramnesia
memory-based delusion or confabulation, or an inability to distinguish between real and fantasy memories
impression
effect of something on the viewer
cognitive bias
systematic pattern of deviation from norm or rationality in judgment due to subjective perception of reality
flashback
psychological phenomenon in which a person re-experiences a memory
love bombing
attempt to influence a person by demonstrations of attention and affection
source amnesia
inability to remember how information was acquired while still retaining the knowledge
crab mentality
spiteful attitude
tau effect
psychological phenomenon
transposed letter effect
psychological effect
Gell-Mann amnesia effect
the phenomenon that one will believe everything they read from a news source even after they come across an article about something they know well that is completely incorrect
illusory pattern perception
phenomenon in which observers see patterns which do not exist
toxic positivity
ignoring negative emotions rather than dealing with them
psychological trauma
type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event
Bambi effect
Objection against killing of animals perceived as "cute" or otherwise desirable
empty nest syndrome
expression about parental feeling of grief and loneliness
sexualization
to make something sexual or aware of sexuality
spotlight effect
psychological phenomena
disconfirmed expectancy
psychological event when an anticipated event does not occur
traumatic bonding
emotional bonds with one's victimizer
Prevalence effect
the phenomenon that infrequent targets are easily missed
Boundary extension
common mistake of perception
compulsion
subjective experience of an external or internal force that is contrary to ones own will
cross-race effect
tendency to more easily recognize faces of the race that one is most familiar with (usually one's own race)
psychological traits
stable individual psychological characteristics
Third Man factor
Comforting presence perceived during stress
hysterical strength
display of extreme strength by humans and some animals, usually occurring when in life-and-death situations
Martha Mitchell effect
labelling real experiences as delusional
Watching-Eye Effect
people behave more altruistically and exhibit less antisocial behavior in the presence of images that depict eyes
Simon effect
concept regarding reaction time to stimulus
negative transfer
term in behavioral psychology
polarization
the tendency for a group to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclination of its members
artistic inspiration
psychological phenomenon
Stroop effect
effect of psychological interference on reaction time
Participation mystique
in Jungian psychology, the instinctive human tie to symbolic fantasy emanations
mental state
indication of a person's mental health, as determined by a mental status examination; state of mind that an agent is in; (most simplistically) mental condition