Glossary / Lexicon
Individualism
Individualism refers to the tendency to emphasize individual selves over groups, personal rights over groups rights, personal gains over group gains.
It lalso means giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.
Related Articles | |
| Individualist at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■ |
Individualist refers to a person who defines herself or himself in terms of personal traits and gives . . . Read More | |
| Individualistic society at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Individualistic society refers to a society that values personalism and individual accomplishments, which . . . Read More | |
| Independent at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Independent also Idiocentric refers to an individual who is dispositionally predisposed to put his or . . . Read More | |
| Basking in reflected glory at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Basking in reflected glory (BIRGing) means Seeking direct or indirect association with prestigious or . . . Read More | |
| Mean at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Mean is defined as the measure that represents an arithmetic average of a set of numbers. Mean is derived . . . Read More | |
| Empirical criterion keying at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Empirical criterion keying refers to an approach to test Development that emphasizes the selection of . . . Read More | |
| Encounter group at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Encounter group refers to a group experience that emphasizes intensely honest interchanges among participants . . . Read More | |
| Idiographic approach at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Idiographic approach refers to the approach that emphasizes individual differences over general behavioral . . . Read More | |
| Authoritarian personality at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
- Authoritarian personality : Authoritarian personality refers to a cluster of personal attributes (eg., . . . Read More | |
| Anticonformity (or counterconformity) at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Anticonformity (or counterconformity) means deliberately expressing opinions, making judgments, or acting . . . Read More | |