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Explore our growing collection of psychology terms and definitions. A – B Abnormal Psychology Absolute Threshold Accommodation Actualizing Tendency Acquisition …

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What Are Practice Effects?

Sometimes in psychology experiments, groups of participants are required to take the same test more than once. In some cases, …

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Categories Psychology Dictionary, Psychology Research Methods

What Is Self-Efficacy?

Self-efficacy is your belief in your ability to succeed in certain situations. Your sense of self-efficacy has a major influence on …

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Categories Personality, Psychology Dictionary, Theories

What Is Intrinsic Motivation?

Woman with intrinsic motivation to run

Intrinsic motivation involves a driving force behind behavior that emerges from within rather than as a result of external reward. …

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What Is Accommodation In Psychology?

Definition: In Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, accommodation refers to the process by which people alter their existing schemas or …

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What Is Random Selection?

Random selection refers to a process that researchers use to pick participants for a study. When using this method, every …

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What Are Expectancy Effects?

Definition: Expectancy effects refer to changes in behavior that occur simply because the participant in an experiment believes that their …

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What Is Compassion?

Compassion helping hands

Why do some people choose to give up their time, money, or even safety to help other people? According to …

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Random Assignment: Definition With Examples

Random Assignment by rolling dice

Random assignment involves using procedures that rely on chance to assign participants to groups. Doing this means that every single …

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Categories Psychology Dictionary, Psychology Research Methods

Stimulus Generalization: A Definition With Examples

Stimulus generalization with the sound of a bell

Stimulus generalization occurs when an organism responds to a stimulus in the same way that it responds to a similar …

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Categories Behavioral Psychology, Psychology Dictionary
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