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Collective Unconscious
Definition The collective unconscious is the deepest layer of the human psyche, containing univer...
Race and Ethnicity
Definition Race and Ethnicity Race: A socially constructed category based on perceived physical...
Psychosexual Theory of Development
Definition The psychosexual theory of development is a psychological model proposed by Sigmund Fr...
Anomie and Deviance
Definition Anomie theory of deviance, developed by sociologist Émile Durkheim, suggests that devi...
Anomie
Definition Anomie is a concept from sociology that describes a state of normlessness or a breakdo...
Neuron
Definition A neuron is a specialized cell in the nervous system that transmits information throug...
All-or-Nothing Response
Definition The all-or-none response refers to how neurons (nerve cells) work: when a neuron recei...
Action Potential
Definition An action potential is a rapid electrical impulse that travels along the membrane of a...
Ascribed Status
Definition Ascribed status refers to social positions or roles that are assigned to individuals a...
Master Status
Definition In sociology, a master status is the social position that dominates all other statuses...
Status
Definition In sociology, status refers to the position or rank that an individual occupies within...
Achieved Status
Definition Achieved status refers to a social position or rank that an individual attains through...
Acquisition
Definition Acquisition in classical conditioning refers to the process of learning a new associat...
Unconditioned Stimulus
Definition An unconditioned stimulus is something that naturally and automatically triggers a res...
Unconditioned Response
Definition An unconditioned response refers to an automatic, instinctive reaction to a stimulus t...
Stimulus Generalization
Definition Stimulus generalization in classical conditioning refers to a phenomenon where an orga...
Stimulus Discrimination
Definition Stimulus Discrimination: The process by which an organism learns to respond differentl...
Spontaneous Recovery
Definition Spontaneous recovery refers to a phenomenon in classical conditioning where a conditio...
Neutral Stimulus
Definition A neutral stimulus is a stimulus that does not naturally elicit a specific response fr...
Higher Order Conditioning
Definition Higher order conditioning is a concept in classical conditioning where a neutral stimu...