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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Shyness
Psychology; General psychology
An individual's discomfort and/or inhibition in interpersonal situations that interferes with pursuing interpersonal or professional goals.
Intelligence quotient (IQ)
Psychology; General psychology
An index derived from standardised tests of intelligence; originally obtained by dividing an individual's mental age by chronological age and then multiplying by 100; now directly computed as an IQ ...
Psychiatrist
Psychology; General psychology
An individual who has obtained an M.D. degree and also has completed postdoctoral specialty training in mental and emotional disorders; a psychiatrist may prescribe medications for the treatment of ...
Psychoanalyst
Psychology; General psychology
An individual who has earned either a Ph.D. or an M.D. degree and has completed postgraduate training in the Freudian approach to understanding and treating mental disorders.
Functional fixedness
Psychology; General psychology
An inability to perceive a new use for an object previously associated with some other purpose; adversely affects problem solving and creativity.
Anchoring heuristic
Psychology; General psychology
An insufficient adjustment up or down from an original starting value when judging the probable value of some event or outcome.
Clinical psychologist
Psychology; General psychology
An individual who has earned a doctorate in psychology and whose training is in the assessment and treatment of psychological problems.
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