authoritarian conscience

authoritarian conscience

the type of conscience that is guided by (a) fear of an external authority or (b) the voice of an internalized external authority, such as the superego. Compare humanistic conscience. [defined by Erich Fromm]

Related Terms

bromocriptine

bromocriptine n. a dopamine-receptor agonist used to reliev...

temporal stability

temporal stability see temporal consistency.

horizontal transmission

horizontal transmission host-to-host transmission of infect...

Glass’s d

Glass’s d an effect size measure that represent...

dibenzothiazepine

dibenzothiazepine n. any member of a class of chemically re...

cross-modal matching

cross-modal matching the ability to recognize an object ini...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter A

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z