Self-esteem — In psychology, self esteem reflects a person s overall evaluation or appraisal of her or his own worth.Self esteem encompasses beliefs (for example, I am competent/incompetent ) and emotions (for example, triumph/, pride/shame). Behavior may… … Wikipedia
Implicit Association Test — The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is an experimental method within social psychology designed to measure the strength of automatic association between mental representations of objects (concepts) in memory. The IAT requires the rapid… … Wikipedia
Name letter effect — The name letter effect is one of the widest used measures of implicit self esteem. It represents the idea that an individual prefers the letters belonging to their own name and will select these above other letters in choice tasks. This effect… … Wikipedia
Social psychology (psychology) — Social psychology is the scientific study of how people s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others (Allport, 1985). By this definition, scientific refers to the empirical method of… … Wikipedia
Stigma (sociological theory) — In sociological theory, a stigma is an attribute, behavior, or reputation which is socially discrediting in a particular way: it causes an individual to be mentally classified by others in an undesirable, rejected stereotype rather than in an… … Wikipedia
Attitude (psychology) — Attitude is a hypothetical construct that represents an individual s like or dislike for an item. Attitudes are positive, negative or neutral views of an attitude object : i.e. a person, behaviour or event. People can also be ambivalent towards a … Wikipedia
Nathaniel Branden — Born April 9, 1930 (1930 04 09) (age 81) Brampton, Ontario Occupation Psychotherapist Known for A Founder of Self Esteem Movement in Psychology, Former Associate of Ayn Rand … Wikipedia
Mahzarin Banaji — Mahzarin Rustum Banaji (born 1956)[1] was born and raised in India, in the town of Secunderabad, where she attended St. Ann s High School. Her B.A. is from Nizam College and her M.A. in Psychology from Osmania University in Hyderabad. In 1986,… … Wikipedia
Enlightenment (The Scottish) — The Scottish Enlightenment M.A.Stewart INTRODUCTION The term ‘Scottish Enlightenment’ is used to characterize a hundred years of intellectual and cultural endeavour that started around the second decade of the eighteenth century. Our knowledge of … History of philosophy
Terror management theory — (TMT) is a developing area of study within the academic study of psychology. It looks at what researchers claim to be the implicit emotional reactions of people when confronted with the psychological terror of knowing we will eventually die (it… … Wikipedia
