Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossaries
Term | Main definition |
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stage 2 sleep |
Glossaries - Psychology
second stage of sleep; the body goes into deep relaxation; characterized by the appearance of sleep spindles |
stage 3 sleep |
Glossaries - Psychology
third stage of sleep; deep sleep characterized by low frequency, high amplitude delta waves |
stage 4 sleep |
Glossaries - Psychology
fourth stage of sleep; deep sleep characterized by low frequency, high amplitude delta |
stage of moral reasoning |
Glossaries - Psychology
process proposed by Kohlberg; humans move through three stages of moral development |
standard deviation |
Glossaries - Psychology
measure of variability that describes the difference between a set of scores and their mean |
standard deviation |
Glossaries - Psychology
measure of variability that describes the difference between a set of scores and their mean |
standardization |
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method of testing in which administration, scoring, and interpretation of results are consistent |
statistical analysis |
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determines how likely any difference between experimental groups is due to chance |
stimulant |
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drug that tends to increase overall levels of neural activity; includes caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines, and cocaine |
stimulus discrimination |
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ability to respond differently to similar stimuli |
stimulus generalization |
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demonstrating the conditioned response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus |
stimulus generalization |
Glossaries - Psychology
demonstrating the conditioned response to stimuli that are similar to the conditioned stimulus |
storage |
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creation of a permanent record of information |
structuralism |
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understanding the conscious experience through introspection |
sublimation |
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ego defense mechanism in which unacceptable urges are channeled into more appropriate activities |