Sensitivity training is a learning process designed to develop an individual's self-awareness and sensitivity to other people and the environment. Sensitivity training takes place in a group of from 8 to 20 persons, including a leader. Members of this encounter group speak openly about their feelings and reactions to others in the group. Some group leaders involve members in various games to produce strong emotional experiences. These games include such activities as having two members stare into each other's eyes, or having a member act out a feeling of affection or anger.
Suggestion, in psychology, is the acceptance of an idea by the mind without critical thought. For example, if someone merely makes a throwing… More>>
Catalepsy, KAT uh lehp see, is a condition in which a person temporarily loses the ability to move voluntarily. A person suffering from catalepsy… More>>
Association, in psychology, refers to one theory of how people learn things. The theory's three laws of association attempt to explain how a person… More>>
Motivation research refers to studies examining the factors that affect the beginning, choice, and direction of people's behavior. Such research is… More>>
Clairvoyance, klair VOY uhns, is an awareness of events, objects, or people without the use of the senses of hearing, sight, smell, taste, or… More>>
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