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Acquisition In Psychology: Definition With Examples

Acquisition refers to an early stage of the learning process during which time a response is first established. At this …

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Categories Behavioral Psychology, Psychology Dictionary

5 Common Leadership Styles

Leadership styles

Leadership styles can be defined as a person’s way of governing, directing, and motivating followers. Over the last 50 or …

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Categories Psychology Dictionary, Social Psychology, Theories

What Is a Single-Blind Study?

In psychology, a single-blind study is a type of experiment or clinical trial in which the experimenters are aware of which …

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Categories Psychology Dictionary, Psychology Research Methods, Uncategorized

Absolute Threshold: A Definition With Examples

The term absolute threshold is often used in psychology research yet students are often confused about what it means. Let’s …

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Categories Psychology Dictionary

What Is the Barnum Effect (Forer Effect)?

Horoscopes rely on the Barnum effect.

Have you ever noticed how horoscopes tend to be so general that their predictions could apply to almost anyone? In …

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Categories Psychology Dictionary

What Is the Actualizing Tendency?

Actualizing tendency

According to humanist psychologist Carl Rogers, human beings have an innate drive to grow as individuals and to achieve their …

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Categories Humanistic Psychology, Psychology Dictionary

What Is Perfectionism? (Definition and Examples)

Perfectionism is a personality trait

In psychology, perfectionism is a term used to describe a personality trait that involves constantly striving for perfection, maintaining high …

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Categories Personality, Psychology Dictionary

What Is a Factorial Design? (Definition and Examples)

Factorial design

In the simplest psychology experiments, researchers look at how one independent variable affects one dependent variable. But what happens if …

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What Is the Serial Position Effect?

Serial Position Effect

The serial position effect refers to the tendency to be able to better recall the first and last items on …

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Categories Memory, Psychology Dictionary

What Is an Institutional Review Board?

Institutional review board

In psychology research, an institutional review board (also known as an IRB) is a group of individuals designated to review …

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