Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. authoritarian conscience

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

monism

monism n. the position that reality consists of a single su...

database

database n. a large, structured collection of information s...

KHOS

KHOS abbreviation for Krantz Health Opinion Survey.

tigroid bodies

tigroid bodies see Nissl bodies.

ego defect

ego defect in psychoanalytic theory, the absence or limitat...

experiment-wise alpha level

experiment-wise alpha level the significance level (i.e., t...

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

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact