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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Frequency distribution
Psychology; General psychology
A summary of how frequently each score appears in a set of observations.
Psychosurgery
Psychology; General psychology
A surgical procedure performed on brain tissue to alleviate a psychological disorder.
Parallel forms
Psychology; General psychology
Different versions of a test used to assess test reliability; the change of forms reduces effects of direct practice, memory, or the desire of an individual to appear consistent on the same items.
Mental retardation
Psychology; General psychology
Condition in which individuals have IQ scores 70 to 75 or below and also demonstrate limitations in the ability to bring adaptive skills to bear on life tasks.
Control procedures
Psychology; General psychology
Consistent procedures for giving instructions, scoring responses, and holding all other variables constant except those being systematically varied.
Demand characteristics
Psychology; General psychology
Cues in an experimental setting that influence the participants' perception of what is expected of them and that systematically influence their behaviour within that setting.
Natural selection
Psychology; General psychology
Darwin's theory that favourable adaptations to features of the environment allow some members of a species to reproduce more successfully than others.
