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A phobia is a strong,
persistent fear of
situations, objects,
activities, or persons. The
main symptom of this
disorder is the excessive,
unreasonable desire to avoid
the feared subject. Some
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Misogyny
Misogyny is hatred or strong
prejudice against women.
Compared with anti-woman
sexism or misandry (hatred
or fear of, or strong
prejudice against men),
misogyny is usually regarded
as directed against women by
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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.
The terms thoughts,
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Intelligence quotient
An intelligence quotient or
IQ is a score derived from a
set of standardized tests
developed to measure a
person's cognitive abilities
("intelligence") in relation
to their age group. An IQ
test does not measure
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Human skin color
Human skin color can range from almost black to nearly colorless (appearing pinkish white due to the blood in the skin) in different people. In general, people with ancestors from sunny regions have ... > more -
Self image
A person's self image is the mental picture, generally of a kind that is quite resistant to change, that depicts not only details that are potentially available to objective investigation by others ... > more -
Homosexuality
Homosexuality can refer to both attraction or sexual behavior between people of the same sex, or to a sexual orientation. When describing the latter, it refers to enduring sexual and romantic ... > more -
Mensa International
Mensa International is the largest, oldest, and most well-known high IQ society in the world. The organization restricts its membership to people with high testable IQs. Specifically, potential ... > more -
Color blindness
Color blindness, or color vision deficiency, in humans is the inability to perceive differences between some or all colors that other people can distinguish. It is most often of genetic nature, but ... > more -
Bisexuality
Bisexuality in human sexual behavior refers to the aesthetic, romantic, and/or sexual desire for people of either gender and/or for people of either ... > more -
Social movement
Social movements are a type of group action. They are large informal groupings of individuals and/or organizations focused on specific political or social issues, in other words, on carrying out, ... > more -
Perfectionism (psychology)
Perfectionism, in psychology, is a belief that perfection should be strived for. In its pathological form, it is an unhealthy belief that anything less than perfect is unacceptable. Perfectionism can ... > more
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