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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Dendrites
Psychology; General psychology
The branched fibres of neurons that receive incoming signals.
Resting potential
Psychology; General psychology
The polarisation of cellular fluid within a neuron, which provides the capability to produce an action potential.
Cognitive perspective
Psychology; General psychology
The perspective on psychology that stresses human thought and the processes of knowing, such as attending, thinking, remembering, expecting, solving problems, fantasizing, and consciousness.
Transfer-appropriate processing
Psychology; General psychology
The perspective that suggests that memory is best when the type of processing carried out at encoding matches the processes carried out at retrieval.
Functionalism
Psychology; General psychology
The perspective on mind and behaviour that focuses on the examination of their functions in an organism's interactions with the environment.
Ion channels
Psychology; General psychology
The portions of neurons' cell membranes that selectively permit certain ions to flow in and out.
Cochlea
Psychology; General psychology
The primary organ of hearing; a fluid-filled coiled tube located in the inner ear.
