Psychology RootsHistogram A histogram is very similar to a bar graph in which each bar represents some class or element (for example, a …
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Hippocampus The hippocampus is a part of your brain, specifically a part of the limbic system that is vital for the formation …
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Hindsight Bias Are you a Monday-morning quarterback? Have you heard the expression “hindsight is 20-20”? Have you ever said, “I knew it …
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Higher Order Conditioning Higher Order Conditioning (also known as Second Order Conditioning) is a Classical Conditioning term that refers to a situation …
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Hierarchy of Needs According to Abraham Maslow, humans have certain needs that must be fulfilled for healthy living. These needs motivate us …
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Heuristic There are lots of ways we can make judgments and solve problems; there are complex ways and quick ways. One quick …
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Heritability How much are you like your father or your mother? While our experiences and our situations have tremendous impacts on who …
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Health Psychology Health Psychology focuses on the more medical aspects of psychology and applies psychological principles to healing physical illness and medical …
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Hawthorne Effect The Hawthorne effect can be defined as changes in behavior resulting from attention participants believe they are getting from researchers, …
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Harry Harlow Harry Harlow (1905 – 1981) is known for his experiments on maternal separation and social isolation of rhesus monkeys. His …