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Psychology
The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.
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psychic determinism
Psychology; General psychology
The assumption that mental and behavioral reactions are determined by previous experiences.
contextual distinctiveness
Psychology; General psychology
The assumption that the serial position effect can be altered by the context and the distinctiveness of the experience being recalled.
puberty
Psychology; General psychology
The attainment of sexual maturity; indicated for girls by menarche and for boys by the production of live sperm and the ability to ejaculate.
stimulus generalization
Psychology; General psychology
The automatic extension of conditioned responding to similar stimuli that have never been paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
standard deviation (SD)
Psychology; General psychology
The average difference of a set of scores from their mean; a measure of variability.
optic nerve
Psychology; General psychology
The axons of the ganglion cells that carry information from the eye toward the brain.
ground
Psychology; General psychology
The backdrop or background areas of the visual field, against which figures stand out.
Sub-categories
- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)