Tag
behaviour
Entries tagged with behaviour - exploring this theme across cognitive biases, logical fallacies, mental models, and more.
5 concepts
Desensitisation
When repeated exposure to something shocking, disturbing, or morally uncomfortable gradually reduces your emotional response to it - until it barely registers at all.
Psychological PhenomenonExpectancy Violation
When someone breaks from expected behaviour, you don't just notice - you react more strongly than the behaviour itself would normally warrant.
Psychological PhenomenonLearned Helplessness
When repeated failure teaches you to stop trying - even when the situation has changed and escape is possible.
Psychological PhenomenonMoral Licensing
The psychological loophole where doing something good gives you permission to do something bad.
Psychological PhenomenonPriming
When exposure to one stimulus unconsciously influences your response to a subsequent one - shaping your thoughts, feelings, and behaviour without your awareness.