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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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organismic variables

Psychology; General psychology

The inner determinants of an organism's behavior.

cognitive science

Psychology; General psychology

The interdisciplinary field of study of the approach systems and processes that manipulate information.

psychological diagnosis

Psychology; General psychology

The label given to psychological abnormality by classifying and categorizing the observed behavior pattern into an approved diagnostic system.

retina

Psychology; General psychology

The layer at the back of the eye that contains photoreceptors and converts light energy to neural responses.

attitude

Psychology; General psychology

The learned, relatively stable tendency to respond to people, concepts, and events in an evaluative way.

social-learning theory

Psychology; General psychology

The learning theory that stresses the role of observation and the imitation of behaviors observed in others.

insanity

Psychology; General psychology

The legal (not clinical) designation for the state of an individual judged to be legally irresponsible or incompetent.