Glossary / Lexicon

Propinquity effect

Propinquity effect refers to the finding that the more people see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become friends. Example, the more I see and interact with my neighbors, the more likely they are to become my friends

Related Articles

Disinhibitory effect at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Disinhibitory effect involves engaging in a previously inhibited, deviant behavior as a result of observing . . . Read More
False uniqueness effect at psychology-glossary.com■■■
False uniqueness effect refers to the tendency to underestimate the commonality of one's abilities and . . . Read More
Actor-observer difference/bias/effect at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Actor-observer difference/bias/effect refers to the tendency to see other people’s behaviour as dispositionally . . . Read More
Attachment theory at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Attachment theory refers to a view that the ability and need to form an attachment relationship early . . . Read More
Audience effects at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Audience effects refers to the impact of passive spectators on performance. -Other /More definition: . . . Read More
Above-average effect at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Above-average effect refers to a data pattern, commonly observed in individualist cultures, in which . . . Read More
Entitlement/Grandiosity: at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Entitlement/Grandiosity: : Entitlement/Grandiosity refers to the sense that you are special or more important . . . Read More
Ambient stress at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Ambient stress refer to chronic environmental conditions that, although not urgent, are negatively valued . . . Read More
Social dilemma at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Social dilemma refers to a situation in which the most beneficial action for an individual will, have . . . Read More
Time-lag design at psychology-glossary.com■■■
Time-lag design refers to a quasi-experimental design similar to the cross-sectional design in which . . . Read More