acculturation

n. the processes by which groups or individuals adjust the social and cultural values, ideas, beliefs, and behavioral patterns of their culture of origin to those of a different culture. Psychological acculturation is an individual’s attitudinal and behavioral adjustment to another culture, which typically varies with regard to degree and type. Compare deculturation; enculturation. —acculturate vb.

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Psychology term of the day

February 24th 2025

one-way design

an experimental design in which a single independent variable is manipulated to observe its influence on a dependent variable. For example, a researcher could use a one-way design to examine the effect of different amounts of daily exercise (e.g., 0 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes) on mood. Also called single-factor design.