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External Validity This refers to the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized or extended to others. For…

External Locus of Control A person with an external locus of control is more likely to believe that his or her fate…

Explicit Memory Explicit memory, also known as declarative memory is a type of long-term memory in which we store memories of fact.…

Experimental Condition To determine what effect an independent variable (IV) or treatment may have on some measure, it is necessary to present…

Experiment One type of research method in which the investigator manipulates one or more independent variables (IV) to determine the effect(s) on…

Existentialism A 20th-century traditional philosophy that focuses on an individual person is supposed to find their “authentic existence” in the world as…

Evolutionary Psychology According to the Center for Evolutionary Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology is “an approach to psychology, in which knowledge and principles from…

Eustress This is the ʻgoodʼ type of stress (opposite of Distress) and refers to the optimal amount of stress which helps promote…

Ethogram Comprehensive compilation or inventory of the behavioral patterns exhibited by a species. The goal is to provide as complete and specific…

Ethnocentrism Ethnocentrism is a belief that your society, group, or culture is superior to all others. Very often this means that differences…