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Genes Genes are the biochemical units of heredity that form the chromosomes. The genes are essentially the segments of DNA molecules that…

Generativity According to Erik Erikson’s theory of adolescent development, people at certain ages have the impulse to become more productive and do…

Generalize (generalizability) Generalizing or Generalizability is another way of saying “ecological validity”. Essentially this is the extent to which findings (from a…

Generalization Generalization refers to a process within operant and Classical Conditioning, where a Conditioned Response (CR) starts occurring in response to the…

General Intelligence When you take an intelligence test you get an overall score and several specific scores. The overall score that you…

General Experimental Psychology General Experimental Psychology is the branch of psychology that uses experimental methods to discover principles of behavior, such as…

General Adaptation Syndrome Hans Selye was a young medical doctor who noticed that a lot of people were experiencing similar types of…

Gender-Typing As children get older they learn about themselves, who they are, how they are “supposed to act”, and what is appropriate…

Gender Schema Theory A theory of gender development that combines social learning and cognitive learning theory. Thus, gender roles are formed in…

Gender Role Do you believe that you are supposed to act certain ways and do certain things because you are a man…