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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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General psychology
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.
