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unconditioned response (UCR)

Psychology; General psychology

In classical conditioning, the response elicited by an unconditioned stimulus without prior training or learning.

unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

Psychology; General psychology

In classical conditioning, the stimulus that elicits an unconditioned response.

egocentrism

Psychology; General psychology

In cognitive development, the inability of a young child at the preoperational stage to take the perspective of another person.

extinction

Psychology; General psychology

In conditioning, the weakening of a conditioned association in the absence of a reinforcer or unconditioned stimulus.

diffusion of responsibility

Psychology; General psychology

In emergency situations, the larger the number of bystanders, the less responsibility any one bystander feels to help.

independent variable

Psychology; General psychology

In experimental settings, the stimulus condition whose values are free to vary independently of any other variable in the situation.

latent content

Psychology; General psychology

In Freudian dream analysis, the hidden meaning of a dream.

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