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The desire to lead out of a sense of duty or responsibility is a Social-normative motivation.

Deutsch: Sozialisation / Español: Socialización / Português: Socialização / Français: Socialisation / Italiano: Socializzazione

Socialisation in psychology refers to the lifelong process through which individuals learn and internalise the values, norms, behaviours, and social skills necessary to interact effectively within their society or culture. It plays a critical role in shaping personality, identity, and social functioning.

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Deutsch: Gesellschaft
Society refers to the social relationships, customs, and institutions that shape the way people live their lives and interact with one another. Society includes the norms, values, and expectations that guide behavior and shape the way people think and feel about themselves and others.

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A Socio-cognitive conflict refers to intellectual Conflict created as a result of being exposed to the differing views of other people.

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Sociobiology (also known as Evolutionary psychology refers to a biological approach to understanding behavior which assumes that recurring patterns of behavior in animals ultimately stem from evolutionary pressures that increase the likelihood of adaptive social actions and extinguish nonadaptive practices.

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Sociocentrism refers to the ability to understand and relate to views and perspectives of others.

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Sociocognitive model of dissociative identity disorder refers to the view that an person who appears to have dissociative identity disorder might be enacting a social role.

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Sociocultural factors refer to social Identity and other background factors, such as gender, ethnicity, social class, and c

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