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Psychology Dictionary — R A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z r Symbol used for the Pearson-product moment correlation (correlation coefficient) Random Assignment Assigning subjects to experimental groups based on chance. Random Sample A group of…

Psychology Dictionary — P A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Panic Attack Period of extreme anxiety and physical symptoms such as heart palpitations, shakiness, dizziness, and racing thoughts. Initial attacks are often reported to feel…

Psychology Dictionary — O A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Objective Techniques A generic term for the psychological procedures used to measure personality which rely on measurable or objective techniques such as the MMPI-2 and…

Psychology Dictionary — M A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Magnitude Characteristic of a scale of measurement where the individual units possess the qualities of greater than, equal to, or less than. Main Effect The…

Psychology Dictionary — L A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Latency Stage Freud’s fourth stage of psychosexual development where sexuality is repressed in the unconscious and children focus on identifying with their same sex parent…

Psychology Dictionary — J A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Just Noticeable Difference The smallest change in a sensory perception that is detectable 50% of the time. Jung, Carl A student of Freud who split…

Psychology Dictionary — G A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z g General intelligence. Typically compared to s which represents specific intelligences. G is the culmination of all possible s’s. GABA (Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid) A neurotransmitter…

Psychology Dictionary — F A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Factor Analysis A statistical technique used to determine the number of components in a set of data.  These components are then named according to their…

Psychology Dictionary — C A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Canonical Correlation A correlational technique used when there are two or more X and two or more Y. (Example: The correlation between (age and sex)…