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19 Psychology. terms

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Behavior
Noun
The way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus.
Example: Reading through reports on performances of the company, or brand results and comparing the figures also helps to understand customers and their behavior.
fr: Comportement
Behavior of mallard ducks when feeding.
Brain
Noun
An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.
Example: As a consequence of the reduced need for highly sensitive olfaction, the olfactory bulbs, situated beneath the frontal lobes of the brain, are greatly reduced in diurnal primate species.
fr: Cerveau
In this image, we see a human brain.
Cerebral
Adjective and noun
Of the cerebrum of the brain.
Example: The anti-localizationists disagree with the theory that language functions can be localized within the brain and suggest that 'evidence for widespread cerebral activation in higher functions has been accumulating physiologically and anatomically.
fr: Cérébral
Cerebral cortex.
Cognitive
Ajdective
Relating to cognition.
Example: They discuss both their intellectual and attitudinal (cognitive and affective) reactions to the activities in which they have engaged.
fr: Cognitif
Complete (as of 2016) list of cognitive biases, arranged and designed by John Manoogian.
Diagnostic
Adjective
Concerned with the diagnosis of illness or other problems.
Example: Although PCR could be used, Grunow et al reported that some human samples contain substances capable of inhibiting PCR therefore as such it is not a reliable diagnostic method.
fr: Diagnostique
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Emotional
Adjective
Relating to a person's emotions.
Example: In humans, communal singing appears to be capable of tapping into our emotional processes that facilitate the synchronising of participating individuals' emotional states.
fr: Émotionnelle
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue English Pop Art 2022 Emotional Outburst.
Inquiring
Adjective
Showing an interest in learning new things.
Example: Whilst outwardly polite and respectful to his victim; 'calling him by name in a hearty tone, and inquiring how he had passed the night,' the narrator remains consumed by revulsion and loathing.
fr: Investigateur
Inquiring for a color and race declarations.
Intellectual
Adjective
A person possessing a highly developed intellect.
Example: They were 'valued for their intellectual as well as their sexual companionship', and were a separate body to the porne and aulētris, who acted as a relief for sexual tension.
fr: Intellectuel
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Interpretative
Adjective
Relating to or providing an interpretation.
Example: However, analyses of the nature of a woman drug user's life must be seen as interpretative.
fr: Interprétatif
Interpretative outline drawing of the trace fossil Thinopus by Morton.
Logical
Adjective
Of or according to the rules of logic or formal argument.
Example: Its strengths are that is provides logical analysis that is lacking from a Gantt chart.
fr: Logique
The logical hexagon.
Memory
Noun
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
Example: The study of human memory is of great importance in learning and education, as well as for disorders such as amnesia, and to generally understand the functions and processes of memory.
fr: Mémoire
Brain regions involved in memory formation.
Mental
Noun
Relating to the mind.
Example: For this reason and due to their mental and physical instability, they were seen by the more mature Romans not only as a danger to public property and general safety but also as a threat to the state itself.
fr: Mental
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Mental health
Noun
Mental health defines psychic, emotional and cognitive well-being or an absence of mental disorder.
Example: It is important to consider whether it was appropriate and in his best interests to place Bill on a section of the mental health Act - this is usually only necessary if the person is considered to be a risk to themselves or to others.
fr: Santé mentale
English Logo for Student Mental Health Canada.
Methodical
Adjective
Done according to a systematic or established form of procedure.
Example: Historical criticism of the technique has fallen on the methodical and empirical weaknesses that are intrinsic in the calculations.
fr: Méthodique
The methodic description of a surgical disease ; and, The methodic report of a surgical case.
Psychical
Adjective
Another term for psychic (sense 1 of the adjective).
Example: American Journal of psychical Anthropology. 22, pp181-203 Horovitz, I.
fr: Psychique
English Thoughtograph, or Psychic Photograph - photograph by Charles Lacey.
Psychological
Adjective
Of, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person.
Example: Some recent researches focusing on psychological affect show a moderate support on the relationship between a dispositional measure of well-being and work-related behaviours.
fr: Psychologique
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Rational
Adjective
Based on or in accordance with reason or logic.
Example: As argued by Peters and Waterman, In search of Excellence, role of the managers is more than rational analyst, where they construct the social reality of organization for members and shape values and attend to the drama and vision of organization.
fr: Rationnel
The process of comparing numbers in rational and decimal forms.
Scientific
Adjective
Based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science.
Example: As shown in the chosen case studies, it is not easy to prove that state of insufficient number of scientific answers to the problem at hand.
fr: Scientifique
Polar scientific diver at French scientific base in Antarctica.
Search
Verb
Try to find something by looking or otherwise seeking carefully and thoroughly.
Example: According to Dantas (2005), the concept of innovation "refers to the search for, development, adaptation, imitation and adoption of technologies that are new to a specific context".
fr: Recherche
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