Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. distributed processing

distributed processing

distributed processing

information processing in which computations are made across a series of processors or units, rather than being handled in a single, dedicated central processor. See also parallel distributed processing; parallel processing.

Related Terms

arousal

arousal n. 1. a state of physiological activati...

weekend alcoholic

weekend alcoholic a person who drinks alcohol to intoxicati...

survival instinct

survival instinct see self-preservation instinct.

endowment effect

endowment effect the tendency of people to place a higher v...

masking pattern

masking pattern the detection thresholds as a function of f...

accidental group

accidental group any self-organizing group that comes into...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter D

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact