Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossaries
| Term | Main definition |
|---|---|
| episodic memory | Glossaries - Psychology type of declarative memory that contains information about events we have personally experienced, also known as autobiographical memory |
| equipotentiality hypothesis | Glossaries - Psychology some parts of the brain can take over for damaged parts in forming and storing memories |
| euphoric high | Glossaries - Psychology feelings of intense elation and pleasure from drug use |
| event schema | Glossaries - Psychology set of behaviors that are performed the same way each time; also referred to as a cognitive script |
| evolutionary psychology | Glossaries - Psychology discipline that studies how universal patterns of behavior and cognitive processes have evolved over time as a result of natural selection |
| excitement | Glossaries - Psychology phase of the sexual response cycle that involves sexual arousal |
| experimental group | Glossaries - Psychology group designed to answer the research question; experimental manipulation is the only difference between the experimental and contro |
| experimental group | Glossaries - Psychology group designed to answer the research question; experimental manipulation is the only difference between the experimental and control groups, so any differences between the two are due to experimental manipulation rather than chance |
| experimenter bias | Glossaries - Psychology researcher expectations skew the results of the study |
| explicit memory | Glossaries - Psychology memories we consciously try to remember and recall |
| extinction | Glossaries - Psychology decrease in the conditioned response when the unconditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the conditioned stimulus |
| extrinsic motivation | Glossaries - Psychology motivation that arises from external factors or rewards |