General psychology

General psychology

Information concerning Psychology in general.

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General psychology

Dichotic listening

Psychology; General psychology

An experimental technique in which a different auditory stimulus is simultaneously presented to each ear.

Illusion

Psychology; General psychology

An experience of a stimulus pattern in a manner that is demonstrably incorrect but shared by others in the same perceptual environment.

Agoraphobia

Psychology; General psychology

An extreme fear of being in public places or open spaces from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing.

In-group bias

Psychology; General psychology

An evaluation of one's own group as better than others.

Psychopathological functioning

Psychology; General psychology

Disruptions in emotional, behavioral, or thought processes that lead to personal distress or block one's ability to achieve important goals.

Anticipatory coping

Psychology; General psychology

Efforts made in advance of a potentially stressful event to overcome, reduce, or tolerate the imbalance between perceived demands and available resources.

Personality types

Psychology; General psychology

Distinct patterns of personality characteristics used to assign people to categories; qualitative differences, rather than differences in degree, used to discriminate among people.