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		<title>The Psychology Behind Women Voting Against Their Own Interests</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lindsay Tremblay]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 10:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are approximately one day away from a collective exhale post-US election cycle when whichever candidate moves into the Oval Office, the rest of the ... <a title="The Psychology Behind Women Voting Against Their Own Interests" class="read-more" href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/the-psychology-behind-women-voting-against-their-own-interests.html" aria-label="Read more about The Psychology Behind Women Voting Against Their Own Interests">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hard Determinism: Philosophy &#038; Examples (Does Free Will Exist?)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Riley Hoffman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 08:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hard determinism, also known as incompatibilism, is the belief that the presence of determinism is incompatible with the possibility of free will and moral responsibility]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Functions of Attitude Theory</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul McLeod, PhD]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In contrast to the structural perspective, the functional perspective of attitudes focuses on how attitudes can serve a purpose for the individuals who possess them. ... <a title="Functions of Attitude Theory" class="read-more" href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/functions-of-attitude-theory.html" aria-label="Read more about Functions of Attitude Theory">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Understanding Conformity: Normative vs. Informational Social Influence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul McLeod, PhD]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 May 2023 16:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Deutsch and Gerrard (1955) identified two reasons why people conform: Normative Influence Normative social influence is where a person conforms to fit in with the ... <a title="Understanding Conformity: Normative vs. Informational Social Influence" class="read-more" href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/normative-informational-social-influence.html" aria-label="Read more about Understanding Conformity: Normative vs. Informational Social Influence">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Social Control Theory of Crime</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Fujia Sun]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Social control theory in sociology and criminology posits that people's relationships, commitments, values, norms, and beliefs encourage them not to break the law. Thus, if moral codes are internalized and individuals have a stake in conformity, they voluntarily limit deviant behavior.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Emotional Labor: Definition, Examples, Types, and Consequences</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Emotional labor refers to the work involved in managing one's own emotions and expressions when interacting with others, especially when serving customers or clients. It often involves suppressing negative emotions like frustration to present a calm, pleasant demeanor. Emotional labor is frequently expected of service workers and seen as a job requirement.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Social Influence Revision Notes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul McLeod, PhD]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 01:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is no difference between AS and A-level for the Social Influence topic — the content is identical in both specifications. Social influence is the ... <a title="Social Influence Revision Notes" class="read-more" href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/a-level-social.html" aria-label="Read more about Social Influence Revision Notes">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Heider&#8217;s Balance Theory in Psychology: Definition &#038; Examples</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Guy-Evans, MSc]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 01:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Heider's Balance Theory in psychology proposes that people strive for cognitive consistency in their attitudes and perceptions, particularly in triadic interpersonal relationships. It suggests that when there's imbalance (e.g., a person likes another person who dislikes something they like), there's a motivational drive to restore balance, either by changing attitudes or perceptions. Essentially, the theory explains why we prefer relationships and situations that maintain balanced states of agreement or harmony.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Attribution Theory in Psychology: Definition &#038; Examples</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul McLeod, PhD]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 01:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Attribution theory is concerned with how ordinary people explain the causes of behavior and events. For example, is someone angry because they are bad-tempered or ... <a title="Attribution Theory in Psychology: Definition &#038; Examples" class="read-more" href="https://www.simplypsychology.org/attribution-theory.html" aria-label="Read more about Attribution Theory in Psychology: Definition &#038; Examples">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Albert Bandura&#8217;s Social Learning Theory</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Saul McLeod, PhD]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 01:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Social Learning Theory, proposed by Albert Bandura, posits that people learn through observing, imitating, and modeling others' behavior. This theory posits that we can acquire new behaviors and knowledge by watching others, a process known as vicarious learning.]]></description>
		
		
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