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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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neuroscience

Psychology; General psychology

The scientific study of the brain and of the links between brain activity and behavior.

mode

Psychology; General psychology

The score appearing most frequently in a set of observations; a measure of central tendency.

median

Psychology; General psychology

The score in a distribution above and below which lie 50 percent of the other scores; a measure of central tendency.

self-report measures

Psychology; General psychology

The self-behaviors that are identified through a participant's own observations and reports.

vestibular sense

Psychology; General psychology

The sense that tells how one's own body is oriented in the world with respect to gravity.

self-efficacy

Psychology; General psychology

The set of beliefs that one can perform adequately in a particular situation.

scientific method

Psychology; General psychology

The set of procedures used for gathering and interpreting objective information in a way that minimizes error and yields dependable generalizations.