habit
Automatic behavior that occurs without consciously thinking about it
- defined by Liesemarie Albers
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haptic jacket
a garment worn on the upper body that can simulate haptic sensations by using mechanical stimulation (for instance, from vibrating motors or heating elements) to simulate the sensation of being touched
- defined by Mandy Tjew A Sin
haptic sensory information
includes both tactile sensations that are mediated by the skin, and kinesthetic sensations based on body position and movement, and muscular tensions
- defined by Mandy Tjew A Sin
heritability
the proportion of individual differences in a trait or characteristic that is attributable to genetic influences, for example, if a trait is 40% heritable, it means that 40% of the individual differences in this trait can be explained by genetic effects
- defined by Reut Avinun
heteronormativity
Heteronormativity is the belief that everyone is heterosexual and heterosexuality, as a sexual orientation, is the norm.
- defined by Fabio Fasoli & Peter Hegarty
heuristic
a mental short cut for finding a generally adequate, if imperfect solution to a problem; for example, when camping it is best to avoid touching plants with leaves in clusters of three and to avoid eating unfamiliar red berries, even though these rules would also suggest staying far away from strawberry plants
- defined by Jesse Chandler
heuristics
mental short-cuts or rules of thumb that save time and effort
- defined by Camiel Beukeboom
are mental short-cut that saves time and effort
- defined by Theresa DiDonato
high maintenance interaction
refers to the degree to which the coordination of interaction on an interpersonal task demands energy beyond the amount of energy required to perform the task itself (Finkel et al., 2006)
- defined by Tila Pronk
high-functioning autism
an informal term that is often applied to autistic individuals who are not cognitively impaired (i.e. have an average or higher than average IQ)
- defined by Mandy Tjew A Sin
Hippocampus
A region of the brain that is part of the limbic system; primarily related to emotion, the autonomic nervous system, and the formation, storage, and processing of memory
- defined by Carey Marr
holistic
people with a holistic mindset tend to ‘take in the whole picture’ without resorting to formal logic, this mindset is common in East Asia (Nisbett et al., 2001)
- defined by Robert Thomson
homogamy
the tendency for people to marry (or mate with) people with similar backgrounds
- defined by Joanna Schug
homophily
the tendency for people to like, form relationships, and cluster together with those similar to themselves, as typically studies by sociologists
- defined by Joanna Schug
honour killing
premeditated murder of pre-adolescent, adolescent or adult women, by one or more male members of her immediate or extended family; the male family members create a council to decide on the time and form of execution due to an allegation, suspicion or proof of sexual impropriety by the victim
- defined by Cláudia Simão
hostile sexism
involves believing in male supremacy in order to avoid being controlled by women
- defined by Philippe Bernard
huipil
a dress typically worn by Mexican indigenous women; it resembles a large smock and is constructed of several panels of woven cloth
- defined by Sonya Lipsett-Rivera
human nature
includes characteristics shared by all humans that distinguish humans from automata and objects (Haslam, 2006); when this type of humanness is denied to others, we talk about mechanistic dehumanization; when this type of dehumanization occurs, the person is assimilated as an object
- defined by Philippe Bernard
human physiological processes
pertain to the physical and chemical factors and processes involved in the functions of living persons and their parts
- defined by Mandy Tjew A Sin
Hyperactive Agent-Detection Device
(HADD) is a biased perceptual device that makes people particularly sensitive to the presence of intentional agency and biased towards the over-attribution intentional action as the cause of a given state of affairs when data is ambiguous
- defined by Arno van Voorst
Synonyms: HADD
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
Central stress response system in humans comprised of the three parts it is named after (hypothalamus, pituitary gland, adrenal gland); communication and feedback between these parts help control the body’s reaction to stress and regulate other body processes (e.g., digestion, moods and emotion, energy storage, etc.)
- defined by Carey Marr
Synonyms: HPA axis