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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Neuroscience
Psychology; General psychology
The scientific study of the brain and of the links between brain activity and behavior.
Law of similarity
Psychology; General psychology
A law of grouping that states that the most similar elements are grouped together.
Prejudice
Psychology; General psychology
A learned attitude toward a target object, involving negative affect (dislike or fear), negative beliefs (stereotypes) that justify the attitude, and a behavioural intention to avoid, control, ...
Pastoral counsellor
Psychology; General psychology
A member of a religious order who specialises in the treatment of psychological disorders, often combining spirituality with practical problem solving.
Internal consistency
Psychology; General psychology
A measure of reliability; the degree to which a test yields similar scores across its different parts, such as on odd versus even items.
Split-half reliability
Psychology; General psychology
A measure of the correlation between test takers' performance on different halves (e.g., odd- and even-numbered items) of a test.
Test–retest reliability
Psychology; General psychology
A measure of the correlation between the scores of the same people on the same test given on two different occasions.
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