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Kurtosis
Zhiyong Zhang, Wen Qu
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2021-02-24
KurtosisIntroductionIn statistics, kurtosis is a measure of the probability distribution of a random variable or a vector of random variables. As mean...
Language
Cindy K. Chung, James Pennebaker
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Language Introduction Although language is the primary medium by which we communicate with others and reveal our thoughts and feelings, remarka...
Laughter
Jennifer Hofmann, Willibald Ruch
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2017-04-27
LaughterIntroductionLaughter is an audio-visual expressive-communicative signal, consisting of an initial forced exhalation, followed by a more or les...
Law, Psychology and
Kirk Heilbrun, Edie Greene
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Psychology and LawIntroductionThe field of psychology and law involves the application of scientific, clinical, and policy aspects of psychology to is...
Lazarus, Richard
Joseph Campos, Diana Heath
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2022-05-26
Richard LazarusIntroductionThis article covers the evolution of thought about the nature of emotion and its causation as reflected in the work of Rich...
Leadership
Ronald E. Riggio, Masakatsu Ono
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
LeadershipIntroductionAlthough the modern study of leadership is more than one hundred years old, the 21st century has seen a great increase in resear...
Learned Helplessness
J. Bruce Overmier, Mikael Molet
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Learned HelplessnessIntroductionLearned helplessness arises from experiencing uncontrollable and unpredictable events—usually traumatic ones—and is re...
Learning Theory
Mark E. Bouton, Geoffrey Hall
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2019-10-30
Learning TheoryIntroductionFor over a century, psychologists have been conducting experimental studies, largely with nonhuman animals, in order to est...
Learning versus Performance
Nicholas C. Soderstrom, Robert A. Bjork
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2013-10-29
Learning versus Performance Introduction The major goal of instruction—whether in the classroom or in the field—is, or at least should be, to ...
LGBTQ+ Romantic Relationships
Samantha Tornello, Bernadette Blanchfield, Jason Sumontha
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2016-04-28
Lgbtq+ Romantic RelationshipsIntroductionResearch on romantic relationships among lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, and queer (LGBTQ+) self-identified i...
Lie Detection in a Forensic Context
Aldert Vrij, Bruno Verschuere
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
Lie Detection in a Forensic ContextIntroductionLie detection is a major theme in “psychology and law,” which in turn is one of the main areas of appli...
Life-Span Development
Kathleen Stassen Berger
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Life-Span Development Introduction Life-span development studies human development from the moment of conception to the last breath. The goal i...
Lineups
Margaret Bull Kovera, Jacqueline Katzman
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2021-02-24
LineupsIntroductionLineups are conducted in the course of police investigations when a crime has been witnessed by one or more people. A lineup typica...
Locus of Control
Rachel Ammirati, Stephen Nowicki
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2015-05-29
Locus of Control Introduction Locus of control (LOC), or internal versus external control of reinforcement, is one of the most studied persona...
Loneliness and Health
Aparna Shankar
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2019-10-30
Loneliness and HealthIntroductionIn January 2018, the UK became the first country in the world to appoint a Minister for Loneliness. This highlights g...
Mathematical Psychology
Parker Smith, Yanjun Liu, James T. Townsend, Trish van Zandt
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2020-07-29
Mathematical PsychologyIntroductionMathematical psychology is that branch of psychology focusing on the use of mathematical and computational models t...
Meaning in Life
Frank Martela, Vlad Costin
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2017-09-27
Meaning in LifeIntroductionHaving been more of a topic for philosophy for a long time, empirical psychological research on meaning in life has seen a ...
Mechanisms and Processes of Peer Contagion
Michele Chan, Michaeline R. Jensen, Thomas Dishion
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2015-01-15
Mechanisms and Processes of Peer ContagionIntroductionPeer contagion refers to the process of mutual influence that occurs between an individual and a...
Media Violence, Psychological Perspectives on
Courtney Plante, Patrick K. Bender, Douglas A. Gentile
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2018-01-11
Psychological Perspectives on Media ViolenceIntroductionGiven the ubiquity of digital media and the thousands of hours people spend consuming digital ...
Mediation Analysis
David P. MacKinnon, Matthew Valente
Subject: Psychology »
Date Added: 2019-06-26
Mediation AnalysisIntroductionMediation analysis is a statistical method used to quantify the causal sequence by which an antecedent variable causes a...
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