Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossaries
| Term | Main definition |
|---|---|
| instinct |
Glossaries - Psychology
species-specific pattern of behavior that is unlearned |
| Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) |
Glossaries - Psychology
committee of administrators, scientists, veterinarians, and community members that reviews proposals for research involving non-human animals |
| Institutional Review Board (IRB) |
Glossaries - Psychology
committee of administrators, scientists, and community members that reviews proposals for research involving human participants |
| intelligence quotient |
Glossaries - Psychology
(also, IQ) score on a test designed to measure intelligence |
| inter-rater reliability |
Glossaries - Psychology
measure of agreement among observers on how they record and classify a particular event |
| intrinsic motivation |
Glossaries - Psychology
motivation based on internal feelings rather than external rewards |
| introspection |
Glossaries - Psychology
process by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts |