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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 …