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  2. Jean Twenge - Wikipedia

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    Jean Marie Twenge (born August 24, 1971) [2] is an American psychologist researching generational differences, including work values, life goals, and social attitudes. She is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, [4] [5] [1] author, consultant, and public speaker. [6] She has examined generational differences in work ...

  3. History of psychology - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Psychology is defined as "the scientific study of behavior and mental processes". Philosophical interest in the human mind and behavior dates back to the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Persia, Greece, China, and India. [1] Psychology as a field of experimental study began in 1854 in Leipzig, Germany when Gustav Fechner created the first ...

  4. Psychology - Wikipedia

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    Psychology is the study of mind and behavior. [1] Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both conscious and unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feelings, and motives. Psychology is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between the natural and social sciences.

  5. Daryl Bem - Wikipedia

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    dbem.org. Daryl J. Bem (born June 10, 1938) is a social psychologist and professor emeritus at Cornell University. He is the originator of the self-perception theory of attitude formation and change. He has also researched psi phenomena, [1] [2] group decision making, handwriting analysis, sexual orientation, and personality theory and assessment.

  6. Human brain - Wikipedia

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    The brain is the central organ of the human nervous system, and with the spinal cord makes up the central nervous system. The brain consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. It controls most of the activities of the body, processing, integrating, and coordinating the information it receives from the sense organs, and making ...

  7. The Principles of Psychology - Wikipedia

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    The Principles of Psychology is an 1890 book about psychology by William James, an American philosopher and psychologist who trained to be a physician before going into psychology. The four key concepts in James' book are: stream of consciousness (his most famous psychological metaphor); emotion (later known as the James–Lange theory ); habit ...

  8. Psychology of self - Wikipedia

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    The psychology of self is the study of either the cognitive, conative or affective representation of one's identity, or the subject of experience. The earliest form of the Self in modern psychology saw the emergence of two elements, I and me, with I referring to the Self as the subjective knower and me referring to the Self as a subject that is known.

  9. Six-factor model of psychological well-being - Wikipedia

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    The Ryff Scale is based on six factors: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance. [1] Higher total scores indicate higher psychological well-being. Following are explanations of each criterion, and an example statement from the Ryff Inventory to measure each criterion.