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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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Consistency paradox
Psychology; General psychology
The observation that personality ratings across time and among different observers are consistent, while behaviour ratings across situations are not consistent.
Sensory neurons
Psychology; General psychology
The neurons that carry messages from sense receptors toward the central nervous system.
Chronological age
Psychology; General psychology
The number of months or years since an individual's birth.
Free association
Psychology; General psychology
The therapeutic method in which a patient gives a running account of thoughts, wishes, physical sensations, and mental images as they occur. This technique is intended to help patients make mental ...
Human-potential movement
Psychology; General psychology
The therapy movement that encompasses all those practises and methods that release the potential of the average human being for greater levels of performance and greater richness of experience.
Personality
Psychology; General psychology
The unique psychological qualities of an individual that influence a variety of characteristic behaviour patterns (both overt and covert) across different situations and over time.
Trichromatic theory
Psychology; General psychology
The theory that there are three types of colour receptors that produce the primary colour sensations of red, green, and blue.
