galvanotropism

n. an orienting response of an organism toward electrical stimulation. It is distinct from galvanotaxis, which is active, directed movement of an organism in response to electrical stimulation. —galvanotropic adj.

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Psychology term of the day

September 8th 2024

complementary class

in set theory, the totality of elements that do not belong to a particular class. For example, if A is the class of all psychologists, then its complementary class is the class of all people who are not psychologists.