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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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General psychology
Preattentive processing
Psychology; General psychology
Processing of sensory information that precedes attention to specific objects.
Occipital lobe
Psychology; General psychology
Rearmost region of the brain; contains primary visual cortex.
Fluid intelligence
Psychology; General psychology
The aspect of intelligence that involves the ability to see complex relationships and solve problems. Over time, fluid intelligence generally decreases.
Stimulus generalisation
Psychology; General psychology
The automatic extension of conditioned responding to similar stimuli that have never been paired with the unconditioned stimulus.
Contextual distinctiveness
Psychology; General psychology
The assumption that the serial position effect can be altered by the context and the distinctiveness of the experience being recalled.
Puberty
Psychology; General psychology
The attainment of sexual maturity; indicated for girls by menarche and for boys by the production of live sperm and the ability to ejaculate.
Ego
Psychology; General psychology
The aspect of personality involved in self-preservation activities and in directing instinctual drives and urges into appropriate channels.
