Y183_1 Glossary
Y183_1 gloassary: Starting with psychology
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Course: Starting with psychology (Y183_1)
Glossary: Y183_1 Glossary
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Cognitive psychology:The branch of psychology that studies the mental processes involved in perception, learning, memory, and thinking |
Collectivist culture:A culture where group needs take precedence over individual needs and in turn the group takes responsibility for the wellbeing of the individual |
Concept formation:The process of making a mental representation of a group of objects or events that share similar properties |
Conformity:The tendency for members of a group to behave in a similar way to other members of the group |
Corpus callosum:A bundle of nerve cells which connect one hemisphere with another |
Cortex:The outer layer of the brain |
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Dependent variable:A variable that changes as a result of the manipulation of the independent variable and is measured by the experimenter |
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Et al:Translates as ‘and others’ and is often used when a number of people have been involved in a piece of research. You can just give the name of the main researcher and use ‘et al’ to indicate that there were a number of other researchers |
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genetic predispositionan inherited genetic pattern that makes one susceptible to a certain disease |
Group pressure:The demand by group members that individuals in the group conform to certain group standards/behaviours |