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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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mood disorder

Psychology; General psychology

A mood disturbance such as severe depression or depression alternating with mania.

apparent motion

Psychology; General psychology

A movement illusion in which one or more stationary lights going on and off in succession are perceived as a single moving light; the simplest form of apparent motion is the phi ...

hozho

Psychology; General psychology

A Navajo concept referring to harmony, peace of mind, goodness, ideal family relationships, beauty in arts and crafts, and health of body and spirit.

frame

Psychology; General psychology

A particular description of a choice; the perspective from which a choice is described or framed affects how a decision is made and which option is ultimately exercised.

loudness

Psychology; General psychology

A perceptual dimension of sound influenced by the amplitude of a sound wave; sound waves with large amplitudes are generally experienced as loud and those with small amplitudes as ...