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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Short-term memory (STM)
Psychology; General psychology
Memory processes associated with preservation of recent experiences and with retrieval of information from long-term memory; short-term memory is of limited capacity and stores information for only a ...
Hierarchy of needs
Psychology; General psychology
Maslow's view that basic human motives form a hierarchy and that the needs at each level of the hierarchy must be satisfied before the next level can be achieved; these needs progress from basic ...
Anxiety disorders
Psychology; General psychology
Mental disorders marked by physiological arousal, feelings of tension, and intense apprehension without apparent reason.
Procedural memory
Psychology; General psychology
Memory for how things get done; the way perceptual, cognitive, and motor skills are acquired, retained, and used.
Long-term memory (LTM)
Psychology; General psychology
Memory processes associated with the preservation of information for retrieval at any later time.
Pituitary gland
Psychology; General psychology
Located in the brain, the gland that secretes growth hormone and influences the secretion of hormones by other endocrine glands.
Preconscious memories
Psychology; General psychology
Memories that are not currently conscious but that can easily be called into consciousness when necessary.
