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APA Dictionary of Psychology SECOND EDITION. ... APA Dictionary of Psychology 2nd Ed [2015].pdf
- EDITORIAL BOARD
- The University of Melbourne, Australia
- University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
- University of Michigan
- University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
- University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
- New York University
- PREFACE
Editor-in-Chief David Matsumoto San Francisco State University, USA Editorial Advisory Board Jeanette Altarriba
Heidi Keller The University of Melbourne, Australia Ariel Knafo
Ute Schonpfl ug Free University, Berlin, Germany ICS University of Colorado, Boulder, USA Shalom Schwartz
Rita Chang University of Michigan Shirley Y. Y. Cheng
ix Chi Yue Chiu University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign Andrew Christopher
Glenn Roisman University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign Jerome Rossier
Johanneke van der Toorn New York University Joseph A. Vandello
dictionary n. A book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabet-ically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, and the like. psychology n. The study of the mind including consciousness, perception, motivation, behav-ior, the biology of the nervous system in its relation to mind, scien...
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Jun 20, 2011 · A well-defined subject matter, a shared language, and. conceptual agreements about the fundamentals are k ey elements. that constitute a mature science. The physical and biological. sciences have ...
- Gregg Henriques
perspectives in psychology, the positive psychology movement, and an overview of psychology-related careers. At the end of the chapter, the reader learns about the most effective methods of studying and learning. There are three concepts important to the definition of psychology: science, behavior, and mental processes.
Alejandro Romero. With more than 1,300 entries, this new edition of The Concise Dictionary ofPsychology is comprehensive, clear and user-friendly. With extensive cross-referencing to related entries, it includes many additional entries and entries from peripheral fields, such as Babinski reflex, Doppler effect , Little Albert and Murphy's Law.
- Rizky Farandi
to precisely define the field. For example, in hisDictionary of Psychology, Reber (1995) wrote: Psychology simply cannot be defined; indeed, it cannot even be easily characterized . . . Psy-chology is what scientists and philosophers of various persuasions have created to . . . under-
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Apr 19, 2018 · (symbol: θ) in item response theory, a theoretical value that represents a person’s capability or probable performance on a task.It is assumed that test takers possess some degree of underlying ability, and that for each individual at each ability level there is a specific item characteristic curve defining the probability of responding correctly.
