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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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cross-sectional design
Psychology; General psychology
A research method in which groups of participants of different chronological ages are observed and compared at a given time.
tend-and-befriend response
Psychology; General psychology
A response to stressors that is hypothesized to be typical for females; stressors prompt females to protect their offspring and join social groups to reduce vulnerability.
fixed-ratio schedule
Psychology; General psychology
A schedule of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is delivered for the first response made after a fixed number of responses.
fixed-interval schedule
Psychology; General psychology
A schedule of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is delivered for the first response made after a fixed period of time.
variable-ratio schedule
Psychology; General psychology
A schedule of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is delivered for the first response made after a variable number of responses whose average is predetermined.
variable-interval schedule
Psychology; General psychology
A schedule of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is delivered for the first response made after a variable period of time whose average is predetermined.
gestalt psychology
Psychology; General psychology
A school of psychology that maintains that psychological phenomena can be understood only when viewed as organized, structured wholes, not when broken down into primitive ...
Sub-categories
- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)