Caught in the Moment

Sexiest Theories 1. Self-Awareness · Self-awareness theory states that attention on the self leads to a notice in self-disc...

According to Adams (1965), equity theory is the theory that people are most satisfied with a relationship when the ratio between benefits an...

Osborn (1953) came up with a technique for groups that would allow them to come up with better ideas; this technique became known as brainst...

Obedience is the act of changing your behavior (either to be defiant or submissive) when under the influence of someone in a position of pow...

Robert Cialdini has outlined a number of different request strategies, one of which is the foot-in-the-door technique. The foot-in-the-door ...

Since I was about five years old, my parents have forced me into every activity that they could think of. Apparently, I was a girl scout...f...

We all unconsciously sort people into different categories and make quick perceptions about people. Sometimes these unconscious judgments wo...

Not everyone is fully confident with themselves, but we all do what we can to think positively of ourselves. Our self-esteem is comprised of...

Self-presentation is defined as the process that we take to shape what people think of us and what we think of ourselves. The methods in whi...

This is all I could think about while I was reading the section of Chapter 3 about the overjustification effect. The overjustification effec...