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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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General psychology
basic level
Psychology; General psychology
The level of categorization that can be retrieved from memory most quickly and used most efficiently.
socialization
Psychology; General psychology
The lifelong process whereby an individual's behavioral patterns, values, standards, skills, attitudes, and motives are shaped to conform to those regarded as desirable in a particular society.
testosterone
Psychology; General psychology
The male sex hormone, secreted by the testes, that stimulates production of sperm and is also responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics.
parenting styles
Psychology; General psychology
The manner in which parents rear their children; an authoritative parenting style, which balances demandingness and responsiveness, is seen as the most effective.
corpus callosum
Psychology; General psychology
The mass of nerve fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the cerebrum.
three-term contingency
Psychology; General psychology
The means by which organisms learn that, in the presence of some stimuli but not others, their behavior is likely to have a particular effect on the environment.
memory
Psychology; General psychology
The mental capacity to encode, store, and retrieve information.
