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Theory of Rationality and Rational Choice Theory
The Theory of Rationality, often associated with Rational Choice Theory, is a framework used to understand decision-making processes.
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Expected Utility Theory (EUT)
Expected Utility Theory rests on a set of fundamental axioms of rationality that guide how individuals make decisions under uncertainty.
Brainwashing
Personal Brainwashing Techniques: Basic Indoctrination
There is a brainwashing technique that starts out with a factual statement, then progressively increases the sense of confusion in the viewer, reader, or listener, by indicating something has been proven, which has not.
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Social Control: Social Brainwashing Theories
Social brainwashing theories delve into how individuals or groups can be manipulated into adopting beliefs or behaviours against their will.
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Social Control: The Self-police Parade
The concept of the Self-Police Parade, as referenced by Robert Calvert, the lyricist and vocalist of the band Hawkwind, is a thought-provoking metaphor that reflects on societal control and the resultant self-regulation of the individual.
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Questioning One’s Assumptions
Carl Rogers, a prominent figure in humanistic psychology, emphasized the importance of self-exploration and the questioning of one’s assumptions
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Organismic Processes and the Organismic Self
Carl Rogers, in his person-centred approach to therapy, emphasized the inherent potential for growth within each individual. He believed that individuals possess a natural drive towards self-actualization (Rogers, 1961), a process of becoming the best version of oneself. This drive is rooted in what he called Organismic Processes – the innate, biological tendencies that guide our development and well-being.