Psychology Concepts and Figures

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Cognition

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The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

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Defence Mechanisms

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Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals to cope with reality and to maintain self-image.

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False Memories

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A psychological phenomenon where a person recalls something that did not happen or recalls it differently from the way it actually happened.

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Observational Learning

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Learning that occurs through observing the behavior of others.

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Rorschach Test

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A psychological test consisting of inkblots to analyze a person's personality and emotional functioning.

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Sleep Hygiene

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Practices and habits that are conducive to sleeping well on a regular basis.

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Albert Bandura

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A psychologist known for his work on social learning theory and the concept of self-efficacy.

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Sigmund Freud

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The founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. Theory of id,ego, and superego

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Elizabeth Loftus

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A cognitive psychologist known for her research on the malleability of human memory.

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Victor Frankl

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A neurologist and psychiatrist as well as a Holocaust survivor, known for founding logotherapy, a form of existential analysis.