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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Sex chromosomes
Psychology; General psychology
Chromosomes that contain the genes that code for the development of male or female characteristics.
Contact comfort
Psychology; General psychology
Comfort derived from an infant's physical contact with the mother or caregiver.
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.
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.
Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)
Psychology; General psychology
In classical conditioning, the stimulus that elicits an unconditioned response.
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Psychology; General psychology
In Freudian dream analysis, the hidden meaning of a dream.
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