Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. original cause

original cause

original cause

the first or primary cause of a phenomenon; that is, the first in a sequence of causes producing a particular effect. See causal chain; remote cause.

Related Terms

chemotaxis

chemotaxis n. see taxis.

transplacental transmission

transplacental transmission see horizontal transmission.

operant

operant n. a class of responses that produces a common effe...

Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS)

Sorry, "zung-self-rating-depression-scale-sds" is not in the Dictionary of Psych...

switching

switching n. 1. in psychotherapy, changing the...

rank-order data

rank-order data see ordinal data.

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter O

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