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General psychology
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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.