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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Law of common fate
Psychology; General psychology
A law of grouping that states that elements moving in the same direction at the same rate are grouped together.
Law of proximity
Psychology; General psychology
A law of grouping that states that the nearest, or most proximal, elements are grouped together.
Availability heuristic
Psychology; General psychology
A judgement based on the information readily available in memory.
Frustration-aggression hypothesis
Psychology; General psychology
According to this hypothesis, frustration occurs in situations in which people are prevented or blocked from attaining their goals; a rise in frustration then leads to a greater probability of ...
Classical conditioning
Psychology; General psychology
A type of learning in which a behaviour (conditioned response) comes to be elicited by a stimulus (conditioned stimulus) that has acquired its power through an association with a biologically ...
Cognitive therapy
Psychology; General psychology
A type of psychotherapeutic treatment that attempts to change feelings and behaviours by changing the way a client thinks about or perceives significant life experiences.
Accommodation
Psychology; General psychology
According to Piaget, the process of restructuring or modifying cognitive structures so that new information can fit into them more easily; this process works in tandem with assimilation.
