Psychology RootsExtrovert (Extroversion) An Extrovert is a person who tends to focus on the external world and people. People often associate being socially …
Extrinsic Motivation Why do you work, go to class, or study for a test? Do you do it because you want to …
Extraneous Variable As we all know by now, psychologists like to control things — in particular, we like to establish as much …
Extinction Extinction is from conditioning and refers to the reduction of some response that the organism currently or previously produced. In Classical …
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 …