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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Health psychology
Psychology; General psychology
The field of psychology devoted to understanding the ways people stay healthy, the reasons they become ill, and the ways they respond when they become ill.
Axon
Psychology; General psychology
The extended fibre of a neuron through which nerve impulses travel from the soma to the terminal buttons.
Genotype
Psychology; General psychology
The genetic structure an organism inherits from its parents.
Validity
Psychology; General psychology
The extent to which a test measures what it was intended to measure.
Psychometrics
Psychology; General psychology
The field of psychology that specialises in mental testing.
General adaption syndrome (GAS)
Psychology; General psychology
The pattern of nonspecific adaptational physiological mechanisms that occurs in response to continuing threat by almost any serious stressor.
