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Collective Unconscious

Identity, Personality and Self-Concept ...

Definition The collective unconscious is the deepest layer of the human psyche, containing univer...

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Race and Ethnicity

Social Organization

Definition Race and Ethnicity Race: A socially constructed category based on perceived physical...

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Psychosexual Theory of Development

Human Development

Definition The psychosexual theory of development is a psychological model proposed by Sigmund Fr...

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Anomie and Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Anomie theory of deviance, developed by sociologist Émile Durkheim, suggests that devi...

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Anomie

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition Anomie is a concept from sociology that describes a state of normlessness or a breakdo...

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Neuron

Biopsychology Neurotransmission and Neurochemistry

Definition A neuron is a specialized cell in the nervous system that transmits information throug...

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All-or-Nothing Response

Biopsychology Neurotransmission and Neurochemistry

Definition The all-or-none response refers to how neurons (nerve cells) work: when a neuron recei...

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Action Potential

Biopsychology Neurotransmission and Neurochemistry

Definition An action potential is a rapid electrical impulse that travels along the membrane of a...

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Ascribed Status

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition Ascribed status refers to social positions or roles that are assigned to individuals a...

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Master Status

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition In sociology, a master status is the social position that dominates all other statuses...

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Status

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition In sociology, status refers to the position or rank that an individual occupies within...

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Achieved Status

Social Organization Social Structure

Definition Achieved status refers to a social position or rank that an individual attains through...

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Acquisition

Memory and Learning Classical Conditioning

Definition Acquisition in classical conditioning refers to the process of learning a new associat...

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Unconditioned Stimulus

Memory and Learning Classical Conditioning

Definition An unconditioned stimulus is something that naturally and automatically triggers a res...

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Unconditioned Response

Memory and Learning Classical Conditioning

Definition An unconditioned response refers to an automatic, instinctive reaction to a stimulus t...

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Stimulus Generalization

Memory and Learning Classical Conditioning

Definition Stimulus generalization in classical conditioning refers to a phenomenon where an orga...

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Stimulus Discrimination

Memory and Learning Classical Conditioning

Definition Stimulus Discrimination: The process by which an organism learns to respond differentl...

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Spontaneous Recovery

Memory and Learning Classical Conditioning

Definition Spontaneous recovery refers to a phenomenon in classical conditioning where a conditio...

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Neutral Stimulus

Memory and Learning Classical Conditioning

Definition A neutral stimulus is a stimulus that does not naturally elicit a specific response fr...

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Higher Order Conditioning

Memory and Learning Classical Conditioning

Definition Higher order conditioning is a concept in classical conditioning where a neutral stimu...

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