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9 pages tagged with "psychology"

Man's Search for Meaning

November 29, 2024

In “Man’s Search for Meaning,” Frankl not only shares his harrowing experiences from the Holocaust but also presents a profound philosophy on the human condition. This book is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, exploring how even in the darkest of times, individuals can find purpose and meaning.

In “Man’s Search for Meaning,” Frankl not only shares his harrowing experiences from the Holocaust but also presents a profound philosophy on the human condition. This book is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, exploring how even in the darkest of times, individuals can find purpose…

Prisoner's Dilemma

June 27, 2024

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The Prisoner’s Dilemma is a hypothetical game set up showing a situation where people won’t want to work together even when it’s beneficial to do so. It’s just a long way of saying people don’t like to be taken advantage of.

The Prisoner’s Dilemma is a hypothetical game set up showing a situation where people won’t want to work together even when it’s beneficial to do so. It’s just a long way of saying people don’t like to be taken advantage of. It’s often game theory 101. The Prisoner’s Dilemma illustrate…

Learned helplessness

June 08, 2023

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Learned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive beyond their control.

Learned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive beyond their control. It was initially thought to be caused by the subject’s acceptance of their powerlessness by discontinuing attempts to escape or avoid the aversive stimulus. Experiments A classroom wi…

Understanding people

August 22, 2022

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One of the most complicated challenges for everyone is avoiding misunderstandings and being aware that other people don’t think the same way as you do.

One of the most complicated challenges for everyone is avoiding misunderstandings and being aware that other people don’t think the same way as you do. Different perceptions People have different experiences and backgrounds, and we all have different perceptions of reality. This is the first thing …

Bikeshedding

May 27, 2022

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The term was coined as a metaphor to illuminate Parkinson’s Law of triviality.

People within an organization typically give disproportionate weight to trivial issues.

The term was coined as a metaphor to illuminate Parkinson’s Law of triviality. People within an organization typically give disproportionate weight to trivial issues. Bikeshed +-ing The concept was first presented as a corollary of his broader “Parkinson’s law” spoof of management. “Bikeshedding” i…

Dunbar number

April 02, 2022

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Dunbar’s number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships, in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person.

Dunbar’s number is a suggested cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships, in which an individual knows who each person is and how each person relates to every other person. The study shows that: Close relationship: 5 people. Share deep trust: 1…

The power of authority and obedience

January 24, 2022

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Milgram was interested in researching how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person, and how easily people could be influenced into committing atrocities. For example, Germans in WWII.

Milgram was interested in researching how far people would go in obeying an instruction if it involved harming another person, and how easily people could be influenced into committing atrocities. For example, Germans in WWII. The experiment During the 1960s, the psychologist Stanley Milgram conduc…

Conformity experiments

June 01, 2021

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To what extent do social forces alter people’s opinions? Which aspect of the group influence is most important — the size of the majority, or the unanimity of opinion?

To what extent do social forces alter people’s opinions? Which aspect of the group influence is most important — the size of the majority, or the unanimity of opinion? The psychologist Solomon Asch During the early years of World War II, when Hitler was at the height of power, Solomon Asch began st…

The Art of War

August 10, 2018
The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly thought of as a definitive work on military strategy and tactics. It has been the most famous and influential of China’s Seven Military Classics, and “for the last two thousand years it remained …