Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. dispersion

dispersion

dispersion

n. the degree to which a set of scores deviate from the mean. Also called spread. See also range; standard deviation; variance.

Related Terms

complex ideas

complex ideas in associationism, those conceptions that are...

advertising psychology

advertising psychology the study of the psychological impac...

oscillograph

oscillograph n. an instrument, often used in studies of bod...

cumulative continuity

cumulative continuity the process by which an individual’s...

career planning

career planning a vocational guidance program designed to a...

persona

persona n. in the analytic psychology of Carl Jung, the pub...

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

© 2026 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact