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61psychological testing — Use of tests to measure skill, knowledge, intelligence, capacities, or aptitudes and to make predictions about performance. Best known is the IQ test; other tests include achievement tests designed to evaluate a student s grade or performance… …
62Psychological novel — A psychological novel, also called psychological realism, is a work of prose fiction which places more than the usual amount of emphasis on interior characterization, and on the motives, circumstances, and internal action which springs from, and… …
63Psychological projection — In psychology, psychological projection (or projection bias) is a defense mechanism in which one attributes one’s own unacceptable or unwanted thoughts or/and emotions to others. Projection reduces anxiety by allowing the expression of the… …
64Psychological Warfare Division — The Psychological Warfare Division of SHAEF ( PWD/SHAEF ) was a joint Anglo American organisation set up in World War II tasked with conducting principally white tactical psychological warfare against German troops in North west Europe during and …
65Psychological Medicine — Infobox Magazine title = Psychological Medicine | image size = 200px | image caption = editor = Kenneth S. Kendler; Robin M. Murray frequency = Monthly category = Psychiatry, Science, Psychology company = firstdate = 1969 country = flag|United… …
66Psychological pain — This article is about non physical pain. For physical pain caused by psychological factors, see Psychogenic pain. Psychological pain, sometimes called psychalgia,[1] is any mental, or mind, or non physical suffering. Emotional pain is a… …
67Psychological adaptation — A psychological adaptation, also called an Evolved psychological mechanism or EPM, is an aspect of a human or other animal s psychology that is the result of evolutionary pressures. It could serve a specific purpose, have served a purpose in the… …
68psychological warfare — noun the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents morale • Syn: ↑war of nerves • Hypernyms: ↑war, ↑warfare * * * psychological warfare : things that are done to make someone (such as an enemy or opponent) become less confident or to… …
69psychological operations support element — A tailored element that can provide limited psychological operations support. Psychological operations support elements do not contain organic command and control capability; therefore, command relationships must be clearly defined. The size,… …
70Psychological punishment — A psychological punishment is a type of punishment that relies not or only in secondary order on the actual harm inflicted (such as corporal punishments or fines) but on psychological effects, mainly emotions, such as fear, shame and guilt. This… …
