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Identification According to Freud, as children develop, there comes a time in which the child must adopt the characteristics of one of…

Identical Twins Unlike fraternal twins that develop from separate eggs and sperm, identical twins develop from a single fertilized egg that splits…

Ideal Self According the Humanistic Psychologist Carl Rogers, the personality is composed of the Real Self and the Ideal Self. Your Real…

Id According to Freud, humans have three main components to their personality that cause us to behave the way we do and…

Iconic Memory Humans remember sounds and words in slightly different ways. Memory for visual stimuli is referred to as iconic memory, which…

Hysteria The term “hysteria” has been around for more than 2,000 years. It was used to refer to a condition where a…

Hypothesis A testable prediction about the relationship between at least two events, characteristics, or variables. Hypotheses usually come from theories; when planning…

Hypothalamus A part of the brain that sits below (hypo) the thalamus and is responsible for orchestrating several behaviors that are considered…

Hypochondriasis Hypochondriasis is a type of “somatoform” disorder in which a person misinterprets their normal physical experiences as symptoms of some type…

Hypnosis Hypnosis is a temporary state of heightened relaxation and suggestibility during which some (not all) people are able to become so…