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This is a list of topics identified as core concepts in a broad range of introductory textbooks in psychology examined by Derrick L. Proctor and Alisa M. E. Williams of Andrews University in 2006. The published their findings through the [[Society for the Teaching of Psychology]] (APA Division)Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP)in a paper entitled "Frequently Cited Concepts in Curent Introductory Psychology Textbooks" [http://www.lemoyne.edu/OTRP/otrpresources/ProctorConcepts06.pdf Fulltext pdf] |
This is a list of topics identified as core concepts in a broad range of introductory textbooks in psychology examined by Derrick L. Proctor and Alisa M. E. Williams of Andrews University in 2006. The published their findings through the [[Society for the Teaching of Psychology]] (APA Division)Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP)in a paper entitled "Frequently Cited Concepts in Curent Introductory Psychology Textbooks" [http://www.lemoyne.edu/OTRP/otrpresources/ProctorConcepts06.pdf Fulltext pdf] |
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+ | *[[Action potential]] |
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| − | [[Accommodation (Piaget)]] |
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| + | *[[Aggression]] |
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| − | [[Action potential]] |
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| + | *[[All or none law]] |
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+ | *[[Altruism]] |
| + | *[[Alzheimer's disease]] |
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+ | *[[Amnesia]] |
| + | *[[Amygdala]] |
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+ | *[[Anal stage]] |
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+ | *[[Anorexia nervosa]] |
| + | *[[Anterograde amnesia]] |
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| + | *[[Antidepressant drugs]] |
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| − | [[Amygdala]] |
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+ | *[[Antipsychotic drugs]] |
| + | *[[Antisocial personality disorder]] |
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| − | [[Anorexia nervosa]] |
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| + | *[[Anxiety disorders]] |
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| − | [[Anterograde amnesia]] |
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| + | *[[Archetypes]] |
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| − | [[Antidepressant drugs]] |
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| + | *[[Assimilation]] |
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| + | *[[Association areas]] |
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| + | *[[Attachment]] |
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+ | *[[Attitude]] |
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+ | *[[Attribution]] |
| + | *[[Autonomic nervous system]] |
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| − | [[Association areas]] |
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| + | *[[Availability heuristic]] |
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| − | [[Attachment]] |
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| + | *[[Aversion therapy]] |
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+ | *[[Axon]] |
| + | *[[Basilar membrane]] |
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| + | *[[Behavior therapy]] |
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+ | *[[Behavioral genetics]] |
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+ | *[[Behaviorism]] |
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+ | *[[Big five]] |
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+ | *[[Binocular cues]] |
| + | *[[Biofeedback]] |
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| + | *[[Biopsychosocial model]] |
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+ | *[[Bipolar disorder]] |
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+ | *[[Blind spot]] |
| + | *[[Bottom up processing]] |
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| − | [[Biofeedback]] |
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| + | *[[Bulimia nervosa]] |
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| − | [[Biopsychosocial model]] |
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+ | *[[Cannon Bard theory]] |
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+ | *[[Case study]] |
| + | *[[Cell body]] |
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| − | [[Bottom up processing]] |
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| + | *[[Central nervous system (CNS)]] |
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| − | [[Bulimia nervosa]] |
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| + | *[[Cerebellum]] |
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| − | [[Cannon Bard theory]] |
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+ | *[[Cerebral cortex]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Chromosomes]] |
| + | *[[Chunking]] |
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| − | [[Central nervous system (CNS)]] |
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| + | *[[Circadian rhythms]] |
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| − | [[Cerebellum]] |
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| + | *[[Classical conditioning]] |
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| + | *[[Client centered therapy]] |
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| − | [[Chromosomes]] |
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+ | *[[Cochlea]] |
| + | *[[Cognition]] |
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| − | [[Circadian rhythms]] |
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| + | *[[Cognitive dissonance]] |
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| − | [[Classical conditioning]] |
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| + | *[[Cognitive map]] |
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| − | [[Client centered therapy]] |
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| + | *[[Cognitive psychology]] |
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| − | [[Cochlea]] |
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| + | *[[Cognitive therapy]] |
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| − | [[Cognition]] |
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| + | *[[Collective unconscious]] |
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| − | [[Cognitive dissonance]] |
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+ | *[[Concept]] |
| + | *[[Concrete operational stage]] |
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| − | [[Cognitive psychology]] |
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| + | *[[Conditioned response (CR)]] |
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| − | [[Cognitive therapy]] |
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| + | *[[Conditioned stimulus (CS)]] |
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| − | [[Collective unconscious]] |
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+ | *[[Cones]] |
| + | *[[Confirmation bias]] |
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| − | [[Concrete operational stage]] |
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| − | [[Conditioned response (CR)]] |
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| − | [[Conditioned stimulus (CS)]] |
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+ | *[[Conservation]] |
| + | *[[Continuous reinforcement]] |
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| − | [[Confirmation bias]] |
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+ | *[[Control group]] |
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+ | *[[Convergence]] |
| + | *[[Conversion disorders]] |
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| − | [[Conservation]] |
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| + | *[[Cornea]] |
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+ | *[[Corpus callus]] |
| + | *[[Correlation coefficient]] |
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| − | [[Convergence]] |
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| + | *[[Correlation research]] |
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| − | [[Conversion disorders]] |
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+ | *[[Creativity]] |
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+ | *[[Critical period]] |
| + | *[[Cross sectional study]] |
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| − | [[Correlation coefficient]] |
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| + | *[[Crystallized intelligence]] |
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| − | [[Correlation research]] |
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| + | *[[CT (computed topography) scans]] |
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| − | [[Creativity]] |
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+ | *[[Dark adaptation]] |
| + | *[[Decay theory]] |
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| − | [[Cross sectional study]] |
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| + | *[[Declarative memory]] |
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| − | [[Crystallized intelligence]] |
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| + | *[[Defense mechanisms]] |
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| − | [[CT (computed topography) scans]] |
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| + | *[[Deindividuation]] |
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| − | [[Dark adaptation]] |
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+ | *[[Delusions]] |
| + | *[[Dendrites]] |
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| − | [[Declarative memory]] |
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| + | *[[Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)]] |
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| − | [[Defense mechanisms]] |
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| + | *[[Dependent variable]] |
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| − | [[Deindividuation]] |
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+ | *[[Depressants]] |
| + | *[[Descriptive statistics]] |
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| − | [[Dendrites]] |
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| + | *[[Developmental psychology]] |
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| − | [[Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)]] |
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| + | *[[Difference threshold]] |
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| − | [[Dependent variable]] |
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| + | *[[Diffusion of responsibility]] |
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| − | [[Depressants]] |
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| + | *[[Discrimination (social behavior)]] |
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| − | [[Descriptive statistics]] |
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| + | *[[Discriminative stimulus]] |
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| − | [[Developmental psychology]] |
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| + | *[[Displacement (defense mechanism)]] |
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| − | [[Difference threshold]] |
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| + | *[[Dissociative amnesia]] |
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| − | [[Diffusion of responsibility]] |
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| + | *[[Dissociative disorders]] |
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| − | [[Discrimination (social behavior)]] |
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| + | *[[Dissociative fugue]] |
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| − | [[Discriminative stimulus]] |
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| + | *[[Dissociative identity disorder]] |
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| − | [[Displacement (defense mechanism)]] |
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| + | *[[Divergent thinking]] |
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| − | [[Dissociative amnesia]] |
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| + | *[[Double blind study]] |
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| − | [[Dissociative disorders]] |
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| + | *[[Drive]] |
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| − | [[Dissociative fugue]] |
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| + | *[[DSM-IV]] |
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| − | [[Dissociative identity disorder]] |
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| + | *[[Eardrum]] |
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| − | [[Divergent thinking]] |
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| + | *[[Ego]] |
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| − | [[Double blind study]] |
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+ | *[[Egocentrism]] |
| + | *[[Elaborative rehearsal]] |
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| − | [[DSM-IV]] |
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| + | *[[Electro convulsive therapy (ECT)]] |
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| − | [[Eardrum]] |
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| + | *[[Electroencephalogram (EEG)]] |
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| − | [[Ego]] |
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+ | *[[Embryo]] |
| + | *[[Emotion]] |
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| − | [[Elaborative rehearsal]] |
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| + | *[[Emotional intelligence]] |
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| − | [[Electro convulsive therapy (ECT)]] |
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| + | *[[Encoding]] |
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| − | [[Electroencephalogram (EEG)]] |
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| + | *[[Encoding specificity principle]] |
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| − | [[Embryo]] |
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| + | *[[Endocrine system]] |
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| − | [[Emotion]] |
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| + | *[[Endorphins]] |
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| − | [[Emotional intelligence]] |
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| + | *[[Episodic memory]] |
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| − | [[Encoding]] |
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| + | *[[Evolutionary psychology]] |
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| − | [[Encoding specificity principle]] |
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| + | *[[Experiment]] |
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| − | [[Endocrine system]] |
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| + | *[[Experimental group]] |
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| − | [[Endorphins]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Explicit memory]] |
| + | *[[Extinction (classical conditioning)]] |
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| − | [[Evolutionary psychology]] |
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| + | *[[Extinction (operant conditioning)]] |
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| − | [[Experiment]] |
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| + | *[[Extrinsic motivation]] |
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| − | [[Experimental group]] |
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| + | *[[Facial feedback hypothesis]] |
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| − | [[Explicit memory]] |
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| + | *[[Factor analysis]] |
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| − | [[Extinction (classical conditioning)]] |
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| + | *[[Family therapy]] |
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| − | [[Extinction (operant conditioning)]] |
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| + | *[[Feature detector]] |
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| − | [[Extrinsic motivation]] |
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| + | *[[Fetal alcohol syndrome]] |
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| − | [[Facial feedback hypothesis]] |
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| + | *[[Fetus]] |
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| − | [[Factor analysis]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Fixation (Freudian)]] |
| + | *[[Fixed interval schedule]] |
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| − | [[Feature detector]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Fixed ratio schedule]] |
| + | *[[Flashbulb memories]] |
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| − | [[Fetus]] |
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| + | *[[Fluid intelligence]] |
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| − | [[Fixation (Freudian)]] |
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| + | *[[Forebrain]] |
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| − | [[Fixed interval schedule]] |
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| + | *[[Formal operational stage]] |
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| − | [[Fixed ratio schedule]] |
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| + | *[[Fovea]] |
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| − | [[Flashbulb memories]] |
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| + | *[[Fraternal twins]] |
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| − | [[Fluid intelligence]] |
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| + | *[[Free association]] |
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| − | [[Forebrain]] |
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| + | *[[Frequency theory]] |
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| − | [[Formal operational stage]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Frontal lobes]] |
| + | *[[Frustration aggression hypothesis]] |
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| − | [[Fraternal twins]] |
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| + | *[[Functional fixedness]] |
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| − | [[Free association]] |
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| + | *[[Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)]] |
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| − | [[Frequency theory]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Functionalism]] |
| + | *[[Fundamental attribution error]] |
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| − | [[Frustration aggression hypothesis]] |
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| + | *[[G factor]] |
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| − | [[Functional fixedness]] |
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| + | *[[Gate control theory]] |
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| − | [[Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Gender]] |
| + | *[[Gender identity]] |
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| − | [[Fundamental attribution error]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Gender roles]] |
| + | *[[Gene]] |
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| − | [[Gate control theory]] |
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| + | *[[General adaptation syndrome (GAS)]] |
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| − | [[Gender]] |
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| + | *[[Generalized anxiety disorder]] |
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| − | [[Gender identity]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Genital stage]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Genotype]] |
| + | *[[Gestalt psychology]] |
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| − | [[General adaptation syndrome (GAS)]] |
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| + | *[[Glial cells]] |
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| − | [[Generalized anxiety disorder]] |
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| + | *[[Group polarization]] |
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| − | [[Genital stage]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Groupthink]] |
| + | *[[Habituation]] |
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| − | [[Gestalt psychology]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Hallucinations]] |
| + | *[[Hallucinogens]] |
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| − | [[Group polarization]] |
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| + | *[[Health psychology]] |
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| − | [[Groupthink]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Heritability]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Heuristic]] |
| + | *[[Hierarchy of needs]] |
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| − | [[Hallucinogens]] |
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| + | *[[Hindbrain]] |
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| − | [[Health psychology]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Hippocampus]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Homeostasis]] |
| + | *[[Hormones]] |
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| − | [[Hierarchy of needs]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Hue]] |
| + | *[[Humanistic psychology]] |
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| − | [[Hippocampus]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Hypnosis]] |
| + | *[[Hypochondriasis]] |
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| − | [[Hormones]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Hypothalamus]] |
| + | *[[Hypothesis]] |
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| − | [[Humanistic psychology]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Id]] |
| + | *[[Identical twins]] |
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| − | [[Hypochondriasis]] |
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| + | *[[Implicit memory]] |
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| − | [[Hypothalamus]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Imprinting]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Incentive]] |
| + | *[[Independent variable]] |
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| − | [[Identical twins]] |
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| + | *[[Inferential statistics]] |
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| − | [[Implicit memory]] |
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| + | *[[Informed consent]] |
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| − | [[Imprinting]] |
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| + | *[[Insight (learning)]] |
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| − | [[Incentive]] |
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| + | *[[Insomnia]] |
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| − | [[Independent variable]] |
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| + | *[[Instinct]] |
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| − | [[Inferential statistics]] |
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| + | *[[Intelligence]] |
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| − | [[Informed consent]] |
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| + | *[[Intelligence quotient (IQ)]] |
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| − | [[Insight (learning)]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Interferon ]] |
| + | *[[Intrinsic motivation]] |
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| − | [[Instinct]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Introspection]] |
| + | *[[Iris]] |
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| − | [[Intelligence quotient (IQ)]] |
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| + | *[[James Lange theory]] |
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| − | [[Interferon ]] |
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| + | *[[Language]] |
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| − | [[Intrinsic motivation]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Latency stage]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Latent content]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Latent learning]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Law of effect]] |
| + | *[[Learned helplessness]] |
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| − | [[Latency stage]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Learning]] |
| + | *[[Lens]] |
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| − | [[Latent learning]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Limbic system]] |
| + | *[[Locus of control]] |
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| − | [[Learned helplessness]] |
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| + | *[[Long-term memory (LTM)]] |
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| − | [[Learning]] |
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| + | *[[Long-term potentiation (LTP)]] |
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| − | [[Lens]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Longitudinal study]] |
| + | *[[Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]] |
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| − | [[Locus of control]] |
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| + | *[[Maintenance rehearsal]] |
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| − | [[Long-term memory (LTM)]] |
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| + | *[[Major depressive disorder]] |
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| − | [[Long-term potentiation (LTP)]] |
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| + | *[[Mania]] |
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| − | [[Longitudinal study]] |
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| + | *[[Manifest content]] |
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| − | [[Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]] |
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| + | *[[Maturation]] |
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| − | [[Maintenance rehearsal]] |
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| + | *[[Mean]] |
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| − | [[Major depressive disorder]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Median]] |
| + | *[[Meditation]] |
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| − | [[Manifest content]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Medulla]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Memory]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Menarche]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Menopause]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Mental age]] |
| + | *[[Mental retardation]] |
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| − | [[Memory]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Mental set]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Meta analysis]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Midbrain]] |
| + | *[[Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)]] |
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| − | [[Mental retardation]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Mnemonic devices]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Mode]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Monocular cues]] |
| + | *[[Mood disorders]] |
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| − | [[Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)]] |
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| + | *[[Morpheme]] |
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| − | [[Mnemonic devices]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Motivation]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Motor cortex]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Motor neurons]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Myelin sheath]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Narcolepsy]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Natural selection]] |
| + | *[[Naturalistic observation]] |
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| − | [[Motor neurons]] |
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| + | *[[Need for achievement]] |
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| − | [[Myelin sheath]] |
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| + | *[[Negative reinforcement]] |
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| − | [[Narcolepsy]] |
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| + | *[[Neurons]] |
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| − | [[Natural selection]] |
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| + | *[[Neurotransmitters]] |
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| − | [[Naturalistic observation]] |
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| + | *[[Norm (testing)]] |
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| − | [[Need for achievement]] |
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| + | *[[Normal distribution]] |
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| − | [[Negative reinforcement]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Obedience]] |
| + | *[[Object permanence]] |
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| − | [[Neurotransmitters]] |
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| + | *[[Observational learning]] |
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| − | [[Norm (testing)]] |
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| + | *[[Obsessive-compulsive disorder]] |
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| − | [[Normal distribution]] |
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| + | *[[Occipital lobes]] |
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| − | [[Obedience]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Oedipus complex]] |
| + | *[[Olfaction]] |
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| − | [[Observational learning]] |
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| + | *[[Operant conditioning]] |
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| − | [[Obsessive-compulsive disorder]] |
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| + | *[[Operational definition]] |
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| − | [[Occipital lobes]] |
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| + | *[[Opiates]] |
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| − | [[Oedipus complex]] |
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| + | *[[Opponent process theory (color)]] |
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| − | [[Olfaction]] |
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| + | *[[Optic nerve]] |
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| − | [[Operant conditioning]] |
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| + | *[[Oral stage]] |
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| − | [[Operational definition]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Panic disorder]] |
| + | *[[Parasympathetic nervous system]] |
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| − | [[Opponent process theory (color)]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Parietal lobes]] |
| + | *[[Partial reinforcement]] |
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| − | [[Oral stage]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Perception]] |
| + | *[[Perceptual constancy]] |
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| − | [[Parasympathetic nervous system]] |
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| + | *[[Peripheral nervous system]] |
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| − | [[Parietal lobes]] |
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| + | *[[Personality]] |
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| − | [[Partial reinforcement]] |
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| + | *[[Personality disorders]] |
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| − | [[Perception]] |
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| + | *[[Phallic stage]] |
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| − | [[Perceptual constancy]] |
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| + | *[[Phenotype]] |
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| − | [[Peripheral nervous system]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Pheromones]] |
| + | *[[Phobia]] |
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| − | [[Personality disorders]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Phoneme]] |
| + | *[[Physical dependence]] |
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| − | [[Phenotype]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Pitch]] |
| + | *[[Pituitary gland]] |
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| − | [[Phobia]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Place theory]] |
| + | *[[Placebo]] |
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| − | [[Physical dependence]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Placebo effect]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Pleasure principle]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Polygraph]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Pons]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Population]] |
| + | *[[Positive reinforcement]] |
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| − | [[Pleasure principle]] |
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| + | *[[Positron emission tomography (PET)]] |
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| − | [[Polygraph]] |
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| + | *[[Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)]] |
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| − | [[Pons]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Prejudice]] |
| + | *[[Preoperational stage]] |
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| − | [[Positive reinforcement]] |
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| + | *[[Primacy effect]] |
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| − | [[Positron emission tomography (PET)]] |
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| + | *[[Primary reinforcers]] |
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| − | [[Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Priming]] |
| + | *[[Proactive interference]] |
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| − | [[Preoperational stage]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Procedural memory]] |
| + | *[[Projection]] |
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| − | [[Primary reinforcers]] |
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| + | *[[Projective tests]] |
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| − | [[Priming]] |
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| + | *[[Prototype]] |
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| − | [[Proactive interference]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Psychoactive drugs]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Psychoanalysis]] |
| + | *[[Psychodynamic theories]] |
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| − | [[Projective tests]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Psychology]] |
| + | *[[Psychoneuroimmunology]] |
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| − | [[Psychoactive drugs]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Psychophysics]] |
| + | *[[Psychosexual stages]] |
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| − | [[Psychodynamic theories]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Psychosurgery]] |
| + | *[[Psychotherapy]] |
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| − | [[Psychoneuroimmunology]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Puberty]] |
| + | *[[Punishment]] |
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| − | [[Psychosexual stages]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Pupil]] |
| + | *[[Random assignment]] |
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| − | [[Psychotherapy]] |
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| + | *[[Range Semantics]] |
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| − | [[Puberty]] |
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| + | *[[Rational emotive behavior therapy]] |
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| − | [[Punishment]] |
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| + | *[[Rationalization]] |
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| − | [[Pupil]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Reaction formation]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Reality principle]] |
| + | *[[Recall]] |
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| − | [[Rational emotive behavior therapy]] |
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| + | *[[Receptors]] |
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| − | [[Rationalization]] |
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| + | *[[Reciprocal determinism]] |
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| − | [[Reaction formation]] |
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| + | *[[Recognition]] |
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| − | [[Reality principle]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Reflex Shaping]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Reinforcement]] |
| + | *[[Reliability]] |
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| − | [[Reciprocal determinism]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[REM sleep]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Replication]] |
| + | *[[Representativeness heuristic]] |
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| − | [[Reinforcement]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Repression]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Resistance]] |
| + | *[[Resting potential]] |
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| − | [[Replication]] |
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| + | *[[Reticular formation]] |
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| − | [[Representativeness heuristic]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Retina]] |
| + | *[[Retinal disparity]] |
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| − | [[Resistance]] |
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| + | *[[Retrieval]] |
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| − | [[Resting potential]] |
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| + | *[[Retroactive interference]] |
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| − | [[Reticular formation]] |
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| + | *[[Retrograde amnesia]] |
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| − | [[Retina]] |
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| + | *[[Rods]] |
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| − | [[Retinal disparity]] |
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| + | *[[Rorschach Inkblot Test]] |
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| − | [[Retrieval]] |
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| + | *[[Sample]] |
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| − | [[Retroactive interference]] |
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| + | *[[Schedule of reinforcement]] |
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| − | [[Retrograde amnesia]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Schemas]] |
| + | *[[Schizophrenia]] |
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| − | [[Rorschach Inkblot Test]] |
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| + | *[[Scientific method]] |
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| − | [[Sample]] |
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| + | *[[Secondary reinforcers]] |
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| − | [[Schedule of reinforcement]] |
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| + | *[[Self-actualization]] |
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| − | [[Schemas]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Self-concept]] |
| + | *[[Self-efficacy]] |
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| − | [[Scientific method]] |
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| + | *[[Self-fulfilling prophecy]] |
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| − | [[Secondary reinforcers]] |
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| − | [[Self- |
+ | *[[Self-serving bias]] |
| + | *[[Semantic memory]] |
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| − | [[Self-concept]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Sensation]] |
| + | *[[Sensory adaptation]] |
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| − | [[Self-fulfilling prophecy]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Sensory memory]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Sensorimotor stage]] |
| + | *[[Sensory neurons]] |
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| − | [[Sensation]] |
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| + | *[[Serial position effect]] |
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| − | [[Sensory adaptation]] |
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| + | *[[Set point (weight)]] |
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| − | [[Sensory memory]] |
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| + | *[[Sexual orientation]] |
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| − | [[Sensorimotor stage]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Shape constancy]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Signal detection theory]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Size constancy]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Sleep apnea]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Social facilitation]] |
| + | *[[Social loafing]] |
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| − | [[Signal detection theory]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Social norms]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Social phobia]] |
| − | [[Social |
+ | *[[Social psychology]] |
| − | [[Social |
+ | *[[Social support]] |
| + | *[[Somatic nervous system]] |
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| − | [[Social norms]] |
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| + | *[[Somatoform disorders]] |
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| − | [[Social phobia]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Specific phobia]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Spinal cord]] |
| + | *[[Spontaneous recovery]] |
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| − | [[Somatic nervous system]] |
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| + | *[[Standard deviation]] |
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| − | [[Somatoform disorders]] |
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| + | *[[Standardization]] |
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| − | [[Specific phobia]] |
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| + | *[[State dependent memory]] |
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| − | [[Spinal cord]] |
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| + | *[[Stereotype]] |
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| − | [[Spontaneous recovery]] |
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| + | *[[Stimulants]] |
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| − | [[Standard deviation]] |
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| + | *[[Stimulus discrimination]] |
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| − | [[Standardization]] |
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| + | *[[Stimulus generalization]] |
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| − | [[State dependent memory]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Storage]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Stress]] |
| + | *[[Stressors]] |
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| − | [[Stimulus discrimination]] |
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| + | *[[Structuralism]] |
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| − | [[Stimulus generalization]] |
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| + | *[[Subliminal perception]] |
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| − | [[Storage]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Superego]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Survey]] |
| + | *[[Sympathetic nervous system]] |
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| − | [[Structuralism]] |
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| + | *[[Synapse]] |
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| − | [[Subliminal perception]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Syntax]] |
| + | *[[Systematic desensitization]] |
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| − | [[Survey]] |
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| + | *[[Taste buds]] |
||
| − | [[Sympathetic nervous system]] |
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| + | *[[Telegraphic speech]] |
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| − | [[Synapse]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Temperament]] |
| + | *[[Temporal lobes]] |
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| − | [[Systematic desensitization]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Dermatogens]] |
| + | *[[Thalamus]] |
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| − | [[Telegraphic speech]] |
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| + | *[[Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)]] |
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| − | [[Temperament]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Theory]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Token economy]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Tolerance]] |
| + | *[[Top down processing]] |
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| − | [[Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Trait]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Transduction]] |
| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Transference]] |
| + | *[[Triarchic theory of intelligence]] |
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| − | [[Top down processing]] |
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| + | *[[Trichromatic theory]] |
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| − | [[Trait]] |
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| + | *[[Two factor theory of emotion]] |
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| − | [[Transduction]] |
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| + | *[[Type A behavior pattern]] |
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| − | [[Transference]] |
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| + | *[[Type B behavior pattern]] |
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| − | [[Triarchic theory of intelligence]] |
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| + | *[[Unconditional positive regard]] |
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| − | [[Trichromatic theory]] |
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| + | *[[Unconditioned response (UCR)]] |
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| − | [[Two factor theory of emotion]] |
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| + | *[[Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)]] |
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| − | [[Type A behavior pattern]] |
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| + | *[[Unconscious]] |
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| − | [[Type B behavior pattern]] |
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| + | *[[Validity]] |
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| − | [[Unconditional positive regard]] |
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| + | *[[Variable interval schedule]] |
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| − | [[Unconditioned response (UCR)]] |
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| + | *[[Variable ratio schedule]] |
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| − | [[Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Variables]] |
| + | *[[Vestibular sense]] |
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| − | [[Validity]] |
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| + | *[[Weber's law]] |
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| − | [[Variable interval schedule]] |
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| + | *[[Working memory]] |
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| − | [[Variable ratio schedule]] |
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| − | [[ |
+ | *[[Zygote]] |
| − | [[Vestibular sense]] |
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| − | [[Weber's law]] |
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| − | [[Working memory]] |
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| − | [[Zygote]] |
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This is a list of topics identified as core concepts in a broad range of introductory textbooks in psychology examined by Derrick L. Proctor and Alisa M. E. Williams of Andrews University in 2006. The published their findings through the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Division)Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP)in a paper entitled "Frequently Cited Concepts in Curent Introductory Psychology Textbooks" Fulltext pdf
- Absolute threshold
- Accommodation (perceptual)
- Accommodation (Piaget)
- Acetylcholine (Ach)
- Action potential
- Activation synthesis hypothesis
- Adolescence
- Aggression
- Agoraphobia
- Algorithms
- All or none law
- Altruism
- Alzheimer's disease
- Amnesia
- Amygdala
- Anal stage
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anterograde amnesia
- Antidepressant drugs
- Antipsychotic drugs
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Anxiety disorders
- Archetypes
- Assimilation
- Association areas
- Attachment
- Attitude
- Attribution
- Autonomic nervous system
- Availability heuristic
- Aversion therapy
- Axon
- Basilar membrane
- Behavior therapy
- Behavioral genetics
- Behaviorism
- Big five
- Binocular cues
- Biofeedback
- Biopsychosocial model
- Bipolar disorder
- Blind spot
- Bottom up processing
- Bulimia nervosa
- Cannon Bard theory
- Case study
- Cell body
- Central nervous system (CNS)
- Cerebellum
- Cerebral cortex
- Chromosomes
- Chunking
- Circadian rhythms
- Classical conditioning
- Client centered therapy
- Cochlea
- Cognition
- Cognitive dissonance
- Cognitive map
- Cognitive psychology
- Cognitive therapy
- Collective unconscious
- Concept
- Concrete operational stage
- Conditioned response (CR)
- Conditioned stimulus (CS)
- Cones
- Confirmation bias
- Conformity
- Consciousness
- Conservation
- Continuous reinforcement
- Control group
- Convergence
- Conversion disorders
- Cornea
- Corpus callus
- Correlation coefficient
- Correlation research
- Creativity
- Critical period
- Cross sectional study
- Crystallized intelligence
- CT (computed topography) scans
- Dark adaptation
- Decay theory
- Declarative memory
- Defense mechanisms
- Deindividuation
- Delusions
- Dendrites
- Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
- Dependent variable
- Depressants
- Descriptive statistics
- Developmental psychology
- Difference threshold
- Diffusion of responsibility
- Discrimination (social behavior)
- Discriminative stimulus
- Displacement (defense mechanism)
- Dissociative amnesia
- Dissociative disorders
- Dissociative fugue
- Dissociative identity disorder
- Divergent thinking
- Double blind study
- Drive
- DSM-IV
- Eardrum
- Ego
- Egocentrism
- Elaborative rehearsal
- Electro convulsive therapy (ECT)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Embryo
- Emotion
- Emotional intelligence
- Encoding
- Encoding specificity principle
- Endocrine system
- Endorphins
- Episodic memory
- Evolutionary psychology
- Experiment
- Experimental group
- Explicit memory
- Extinction (classical conditioning)
- Extinction (operant conditioning)
- Extrinsic motivation
- Facial feedback hypothesis
- Factor analysis
- Family therapy
- Feature detector
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Fetus
- Fixation (Freudian)
- Fixed interval schedule
- Fixed ratio schedule
- Flashbulb memories
- Fluid intelligence
- Forebrain
- Formal operational stage
- Fovea
- Fraternal twins
- Free association
- Frequency theory
- Frontal lobes
- Frustration aggression hypothesis
- Functional fixedness
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Functionalism
- Fundamental attribution error
- G factor
- Gate control theory
- Gender
- Gender identity
- Gender roles
- Gene
- General adaptation syndrome (GAS)
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Genital stage
- Genotype
- Gestalt psychology
- Glial cells
- Group polarization
- Groupthink
- Habituation
- Hallucinations
- Hallucinogens
- Health psychology
- Heritability
- Heuristic
- Hierarchy of needs
- Hindbrain
- Hippocampus
- Homeostasis
- Hormones
- Hue
- Humanistic psychology
- Hypnosis
- Hypochondriasis
- Hypothalamus
- Hypothesis
- Id
- Identical twins
- Implicit memory
- Imprinting
- Incentive
- Independent variable
- Inferential statistics
- Informed consent
- Insight (learning)
- Insomnia
- Instinct
- Intelligence
- Intelligence quotient (IQ)
- [[Interferon ]]
- Intrinsic motivation
- Introspection
- Iris
- James Lange theory
- Language
- Latency stage
- Latent content
- Latent learning
- Law of effect
- Learned helplessness
- Learning
- Lens
- Limbic system
- Locus of control
- Long-term memory (LTM)
- Long-term potentiation (LTP)
- Longitudinal study
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Maintenance rehearsal
- Major depressive disorder
- Mania
- Manifest content
- Maturation
- Mean
- Median
- Meditation
- Medulla
- Memory
- Menarche
- Menopause
- Mental age
- Mental retardation
- Mental set
- Meta analysis
- Midbrain
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
- Mnemonic devices
- Mode
- Monocular cues
- Mood disorders
- Morpheme
- Motivation
- Motor cortex
- Motor neurons
- Myelin sheath
- Narcolepsy
- Natural selection
- Naturalistic observation
- Need for achievement
- Negative reinforcement
- Neurons
- Neurotransmitters
- Norm (testing)
- Normal distribution
- Obedience
- Object permanence
- Observational learning
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Occipital lobes
- Oedipus complex
- Olfaction
- Operant conditioning
- Operational definition
- Opiates
- Opponent process theory (color)
- Optic nerve
- Oral stage
- Panic disorder
- Parasympathetic nervous system
- Parietal lobes
- Partial reinforcement
- Perception
- Perceptual constancy
- Peripheral nervous system
- Personality
- Personality disorders
- Phallic stage
- Phenotype
- Pheromones
- Phobia
- Phoneme
- Physical dependence
- Pitch
- Pituitary gland
- Place theory
- Placebo
- Placebo effect
- Pleasure principle
- Polygraph
- Pons
- Population
- Positive reinforcement
- Positron emission tomography (PET)
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Prejudice
- Preoperational stage
- Primacy effect
- Primary reinforcers
- Priming
- Proactive interference
- Procedural memory
- Projection
- Projective tests
- Prototype
- Psychoactive drugs
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychodynamic theories
- Psychology
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- Psychophysics
- Psychosexual stages
- Psychosurgery
- Psychotherapy
- Puberty
- Punishment
- Pupil
- Random assignment
- Range Semantics
- Rational emotive behavior therapy
- Rationalization
- Reaction formation
- Reality principle
- Recall
- Receptors
- Reciprocal determinism
- Recognition
- Reflex Shaping
- Reinforcement
- Reliability
- REM sleep
- Replication
- Representativeness heuristic
- Repression
- Resistance
- Resting potential
- Reticular formation
- Retina
- Retinal disparity
- Retrieval
- Retroactive interference
- Retrograde amnesia
- Rods
- Rorschach Inkblot Test
- Sample
- Schedule of reinforcement
- Schemas
- Schizophrenia
- Scientific method
- Secondary reinforcers
- Self-actualization
- Self-concept
- Self-efficacy
- Self-fulfilling prophecy
- Self-serving bias
- Semantic memory
- Sensation
- Sensory adaptation
- Sensory memory
- Sensorimotor stage
- Sensory neurons
- Serial position effect
- Set point (weight)
- Sexual orientation
- Shape constancy
- Signal detection theory
- Size constancy
- Sleep apnea
- Social facilitation
- Social loafing
- Social norms
- Social phobia
- Social psychology
- Social support
- Somatic nervous system
- Somatoform disorders
- Specific phobia
- Spinal cord
- Spontaneous recovery
- Standard deviation
- Standardization
- State dependent memory
- Stereotype
- Stimulants
- Stimulus discrimination
- Stimulus generalization
- Storage
- Stress
- Stressors
- Structuralism
- Subliminal perception
- Superego
- Survey
- Sympathetic nervous system
- Synapse
- Syntax
- Systematic desensitization
- Taste buds
- Telegraphic speech
- Temperament
- Temporal lobes
- Dermatogens
- Thalamus
- Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
- Theory
- Token economy
- Tolerance
- Top down processing
- Trait
- Transduction
- Transference
- Triarchic theory of intelligence
- Trichromatic theory
- Two factor theory of emotion
- Type A behavior pattern
- Type B behavior pattern
- Unconditional positive regard
- Unconditioned response (UCR)
- Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)
- Unconscious
- Validity
- Variable interval schedule
- Variable ratio schedule
- Variables
- Vestibular sense
- Weber's law
- Working memory
- Zygote