Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The influence of decisions of one jurisdiction or area in another jurisdiction.  

A theory in which emphasis is placed upon the various techniques used in communications to persuade another person to behave in a certain way. A person’s attitudes are influenced or changed by altering his or her opinions or beliefs information theory.  

The techniques educators and others use to bring about a change in a person’s concept of a particular idea or situation.  

In law, the principle that property left by a deceased person is equally divided among the children.  

To sweat. To produce moisture through the sweat glands. To secrete fluid through the pores of the skin.  

Impression formation.  

The evaluation of individual teachers and administrators.  

A sexual attraction based on the traits making up the personality of one’s partner.  

Characteristic zones of distance that people maintain from one another, depending upon how well they know and like each other. In psychiatry, an individual’s personal area and the surrounding space. This space is important in interpersonal relations and in personal feelings of security and privacy.  

Power derived from the human relationship that one has with another.