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What Is an Extraneous Variable?

Extraneous variable

An extraneous variable is anything in a psychology experiment other than the independent and dependent variables. The variables can present challenges …

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What Is the Ingroup Bias?

Ingroup Bias

The ingroup bias is the tendency that people have to favor their own group above that of others. This bias …

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Categories Psychology Dictionary, Social Psychology

What Is a Sensory Receptor?

Sensory receptor

Definition: A sensory receptor is a type of specialized cell that responds to a specific type of sensory stimulation. Each …

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What Is the Organismic Valuing Process?

Organismic valuing process

In Carl Rogers’s theory of personality, the organismic valuing process refers to evaluating subjective experiences in order to determine the …

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What Is Weber’s Law?

Weber's law

The just noticeable difference, also known as the difference threshold, is the smallest possible difference between two stimuli that can …

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