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iconic memory

Psychology; General psychology

Sensory memory in the visual domain; allows large amounts of information to be stored for very brief durations.

incel

Psychology; General psychology

Short for involuntary celibacy. It refers to a person who has been rendered celibate against their will, either because they cannot find another person that they find attractive (such as in all male ...

A meta-analysis

Psychology; General psychology

A statistical technique for evaluating hypotheses by providing a formal mechanism for detecting general conclusions found in data from many different experiences.

Memory

Psychology; General psychology

The ability to remember something that happened in the past or something that has been learned.

Intelligence

Psychology; General psychology

The ability to learn from experience and remember what has been learned. Many animals, such as primates show high level of intelligence.

Philip Zimbardo

Psychology; General psychology

Philip Zimbardo was a psychologist and professor of Stanford University best known for his Stanford Prison Experiment in which he attempted to demonstrate that inherent personality traits of ...

Naturalistic observation

Psychology; General psychology

A naturalistic observation is a way of observing and recording behaviour in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation.

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