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Qualitative Data Qualitative data focuses primarily on the meanings of and distinctions between things (or states), such as being “nice” versus being…

Qualitative Method Qualitative Method refers to a study in which the scientist collects non-numerical data. These studies have no right or wrong…

Pupil The opening in your eye that allows light to enter. The light then hits your neural receptors which transform the stimulus…

Punishment Any stimulus that represses a behavior. It is important to note that punishment is not the same as negative reinforcement. Is…

Puberty Puberty is the time period between childhood and adulthood when physical changes allow for reproduction, i.e. making babies. Is also the…

Psychotic Disorders Psychotic Disorders are conditions that reflect a person’s inability to discern or function in reality. Some people with this condition…

Psychotherapy When people talk or think about psychological therapy, they are really referring to psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is any type of therapeutic situation…

Psychosurgery A method to cure psychological disorders through brain surgery. One of the more salient examples of psychosurgery (and one that’s seen…

Psychosomatic I find this to be a really interesting concept because people often have such incorrect ideas about it. I have often…

Psychosocial Stages of Development Psychosocial Stages of Development were developed by Erik Erikson (1902 – 1994), a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst. There…