Psychology RootsPsychoanalytic Perspective (psychoanalytic approach) The psychoanalytic approach focuses on the importance of the unconscious mind (not the conscious mind). In other words, …
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Psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud is the most famous developer of this therapy approach. The therapy concentrates on bringing forward repressed unconscious thoughts. Freud …
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Psychiatrist A psychiatrist is different from a psychologist in that a psychiatrist has a medical degree (as opposed to a PhD) and …
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Prototype A prototype is the BEST example or cognitive representation of something within a certain category. Prototypes are used to enhance memory …
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Prosocial Behavior Prosocial Behavior refers to the phenomenon of people helping each other with no thought of reward or compensation. You may …
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Proportionate Sampling Proportionate Sampling is a sampling strategy (a method for gathering participants for a study) used when the population is composed …
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Projective Test A test that requires an individual to respond to indistinct stimuli. The individual’s interpretation about the stimuli is meant to …
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Projection Projection is one of the defense mechanisms identified by Freud and still acknowledged today. According to Freud, projection is when someone …
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Progressive Error These are changes in participant responses that are caused by testing in multiple treatment conditions; includes order effects, such as …
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Procedural Memory Procedural memory is the most basic and primitive form of memory. As the name implies, this is the type of …