experimental psychology

the scientific study of behavior, motives, or cognition in a laboratory or other controlled setting in order to predict, explain, or influence behavior or other psychological phenomena. Experimental psychology aims at establishing quantified relationships and explanatory theory through the analysis of responses under various controlled conditions and the synthesis of adequate theoretical accounts from the results of these observations. See also empirical psychology.

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Psychology term of the day

May 4th 2024

neutral point

the single wavelength of visible light that appears uncolored (white or gray) to a person with dichromatism (someone with only two cone photopigments, rather than three). The specific wavelength of the neutral point varies according to which photopigment is missing. Those with normal color vision (trichromatism) and three cone photopigments have no neutral point.