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Cause and Effect Cause and effect is the panacea for researchers. It is a term youʼve likely heard many times already, or…

Causation You are probably familiar with this word as it relates to ʻcause and effect…which is a very important phrase in psychology…

Cathexis The term cathexis refers to an investment of mental or emotional energy put into a person, object, or idea. For example,…

Catharsis Catharsis is a psychodynamic principle that, in its most basic sense, is simply an emotional release. Further, the catharsis hypothesis maintains…

Catatonic Schizophrenia People with this type of schizophrenia exhibit unusual motor behaviors, and act in bizarre ways. There are two type of…

CAT Scan A CAT Scan is “Computerized Axial Tomography” (also known as a CT Scan), which is a process of using computers…

Case Study A case study is one type of observational data collection technique in which one individual is studied in-depth in order…

Carl Rogers Carl Rogers (1902 – 1987) was one of the most influential psychologists of modern times, and is well known for…

Carl Jung Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) is best known as the founder of Analytic Psychology, also known as Jungian Psychology. This school…

Cardinal Trait According to Gordon Allport, the human personality is comprised of three traits. The most dominant of these traits are the…