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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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General psychology
Assimilation
Psychology; General psychology
According to Piaget, the process whereby new cognitive elements are fitted in with old elements or modified to fit more easily; this process works in tandem with accommodation.
Conservation
Psychology; General psychology
According to Piaget, the understanding that physical properties do not change when nothing is added or taken away, even though appearances may change.
Need for achievement (n
Psychology; General psychology
Ach) An assumed basic human need to strive for achievement of goals that motivates a wide range of behaviour and thinking.
Internalisation
Psychology; General psychology
According to Vygotsky, the process through which children absorb knowledge from the social context.
Archetype
Psychology; General psychology
A universal, inherited, primitive, and symbolic representation of a particular experience or object.
Implicit uses of memory
Psychology; General psychology
Availability of information through memory processes without the exertion of any conscious effort to encode or recover information.
Erogenous zones
Psychology; General psychology
Areas of the skin surface that are especially sensitive to stimulation and that give rise to erotic or sexual sensations.
