Psychology

Psychology

The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.

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induced motion

Psychology; General psychology

An illusion in which a stationary point of light within a moving reference frame is seen as moving and the reference frame is perceived as stationary.

functional fixedness

Psychology; General psychology

An inability to perceive a new use for an object previously associated with some other purpose; adversely affects problem solving and creativity.

intelligence quotient (IQ)

Psychology; General psychology

An index derived from standardized tests of intelligence; originally obtained by dividing an individual's mental age by chronological age and then multiplying by 100; now directly ...

clinical psychologist

Psychology; General psychology

An individual who has earned a doctorate in psychology and whose training is in the assessment and treatment of psychological problems.

psychoanalyst

Psychology; General psychology

An individual who has earned either a Ph.D. or an M.D. degree and has completed postgraduate training in the Freudian approach to understanding and treating mental disorders.

psychiatrist

Psychology; General psychology

An individual who has obtained an M.D. degree and also has completed postdoctoral specialty training in mental and emotional disorders; a psychiatrist may prescribe medications ...