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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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collective unconscious
Psychology; General psychology
The part of an individual's unconscious that is inherited, evolutionarily developed, and common to all members of the species.
amygdala
Psychology; General psychology
The part of the limbic system that controls emotion, aggression, and the formation of emotional memory.
hippocampus
Psychology; General psychology
The part of the limbic system that is involved in the acquisition of explicit memory.
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Psychology; General psychology
The part of the nervous system composed of the spinal and cranial nerves that connect the body's sensory receptors to the CNS and the CNS to the muscles and glands.
central nervous system (CNS)
Psychology; General psychology
The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
association cortex
Psychology; General psychology
The parts of the cerebral cortex in which many high-level brain processes occur.
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- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)