Psychology RootsEvolutionary Psychology According to the Center for Evolutionary Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology is “an approach to psychology, in which knowledge and principles from …
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Eustress This is the Ê»goodʼ type of stress (opposite of Distress) and refers to the optimal amount of stress which helps promote …
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Ethogram Comprehensive compilation or inventory of the behavioral patterns exhibited by a species. The goal is to provide as complete and specific …
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Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism is a belief that your society, group, or culture is superior to all others. Very often this means that differences …
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Estrogen Estrogen is one of the sex hormones that is necessary for proper female reproductive functioning as well as the development of …
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Eros According to Freud humans have a death instinct (thanatos) and a life instinct, called eros. This life instinct is important as …
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Erik Erikson Erik Erikson (1902 – 1994) was a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst, best known for formulating the Psychosocial Stages of Development …
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Equity Often discussed in relationships, this is a situation in which people receive in proportion to what they give to the relationship. …
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Equilibrium Equilibrium is an organism’s sense of body movement and position, including their sense of balance. Equilibrium is affected by many things, …
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Episodic Memory Episodic memory is the type of long-term, declarative memory in which we store memories of personal experiences that are tied …