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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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availability heuristic
Psychology; General psychology
A judgment based on the information readily available in memory.
law of common fate
Psychology; General psychology
A law of grouping that states that elements moving in the same direction at the same rate are grouped together.
law of similarity
Psychology; General psychology
A law of grouping that states that the most similar elements are grouped together.
law of proximity
Psychology; General psychology
A law of grouping that states that the nearest, or most proximal, elements are grouped together.
prejudice
Psychology; General psychology
A learned attitude toward a target object, involving negative affect (dislike or fear), negative beliefs (stereotypes) that justify the attitude, and a behavioral intention to ...
internal consistency
Psychology; General psychology
A measure of reliability; the degree to which a test yields similar scores across its different parts, such as on odd versus even items.
split-half reliability
Psychology; General psychology
A measure of the correlation between test takers' performance on different halves (e.g., odd- and even-numbered items) of a test.
Sub-categories
- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)