IMITATION — Ouvert par la critique platonicienne de la mimesis (République , Liv. III, 393 398 et X, 595 608), le débat sur l’imitation a constamment été enrichi d’exemples destinés à comparer et à opposer les esprits créateurs, vraiment originaux, d’un côté … Encyclopédie Universelle
Social psychology (psychology) — Social psychology is the scientific study of how people s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others (Allport, 1985). By this definition, scientific refers to the empirical method of… … Wikipedia
Social cognitive theory — Social Cognitive Theory, utilized in Psychology, Education, and Communications, posits that portions of an individual s knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others within the context of social interactions, experiences, and… … Wikipedia
Social influence — occurs when an individual s thoughts, feelings or actions are affected by other people. Social influence takes many forms and can be seen in conformity, socialization, peer pressure, obedience, leadership, persuasion, sales, and marketing. In… … Wikipedia
Imitation — This article is about the behavior in humans and animals. For other uses, see Imitation (disambiguation). A newborn rhesus macaque imitates tongue protrusion. Imitation is an advanced behavior whereby an individual observes and replicates another … Wikipedia
imitation — imitational, adj. /im i tay sheuhn/, n. 1. a result or product of imitating. 2. the act of imitating. 3. a counterfeit; copy. 4. a literary composition that imitates the manner or subject of another author or work. 5. Biol. mimicry. 6. Psychol.… … Universalium
social psychology — the psychological study of social behavior, esp. of the reciprocal influence of the individual and the group with which the individual interacts. [1905 10] * * * Branch of psychology concerned with the personality, attitudes, motivations, and… … Universalium
Social learning theory — For the article on social learning theory in psychology and education see social cognitive theory. Social learning theory is a theory to explain how people learn behavior. People learn through observing others behavior. If people observe positive … Wikipedia
Social development theory — In sociology, social development theory attempts to explain qualitative changes in the structure and framework of society, that help the society to better realize its aims and objectives. Development can be broadly defined in a manner applicable… … Wikipedia
Social role valorization — In psychology and social work practice, Social Role Valorization (SRV) is the name given to an analysis of human relationships and human services, formulated in 1983 by Wolf Wolfensberger, PhD, as the successor to his earlier formulation of the… … Wikipedia
Social robot — A social robot is an autonomous robot that interacts and communicates with humans or other autonomous physical agents by following social behaviors and rules attached to its role. This definition suggests that a social robot must have a physical… … Wikipedia