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Folk psychology, the Glossary

In philosophy of mind and cognitive science, folk psychology, or commonsense psychology, is a human capacity to explain and predict the behavior and mental state of other people.^[1]

15 relations: Behavior, Classification, Cognitive psychology, Cognitive science, Common sense, Developmental psychology, Human behavior, Intentional stance, Philosophy of mind, Popular psychology, Scientific method, Social behavior, Social psychology, Theory of mind, Volition (psychology).
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Behavior

Behavior (American English) or behaviour (British English) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment.

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Classification

Classification is usually understood to mean the allocation of objects to certain pre-existing classes or categories.

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Cognitive psychology

Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental processes such as attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and reasoning.

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Cognitive science

Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes.

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Common sense

Common sense is "knowledge, judgement, and taste which is more or less universal and which is held more or less without reflection or argument".

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Developmental psychology

Developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives.

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Human behavior

Human behavior is the potential and expressed capacity (mentally, physically, and socially) of human individuals or groups to respond to internal and external stimuli throughout their life.

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The intentional stance is a term coined by philosopher Daniel Dennett for the level of abstraction in which we view the behavior of an entity in terms of mental properties. Folk psychology and intentional stance are cognitive science.

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Philosophy of mind

The philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of the mind and its relation to the body and the external world.

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Popular psychology

Popular psychology (sometimes shortened as pop psychology or pop psych) refers to the concepts and theories about human mental life and behavior that are supposedly based on psychology and are considered credible and accepted by the wider populace.

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Scientific method

The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century.

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Social behavior is behavior among two or more organisms within the same species, and encompasses any behavior in which one member affects the other.

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Social psychology is the scientific study of how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.

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Theory of mind

In psychology, theory of mind refers to the capacity to understand other people by ascribing mental states to them. Folk psychology and theory of mind are cognitive science.

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Volition (psychology)

Volition, also known as will or conation, is the cognitive process by which an individual decides on and commits to a particular course of action.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_psychology

Also known as Commonsense psychology, Controversies surrounding folk psychology, Folkpsychology, Intuitive psychology, Naïve psychology, Sentential psychology.