liberation psychology

a movement that emerged in South America with the intention of making psychology a force in the emancipation of peoples from poverty and injustice rather than a force for maintaining the status quo. The movement was so named by analogy with the liberation theology that arose in Latin American churches in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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February 24th 2025

simple structure

in exploratory factor analysis, a set of criteria for determining the adequacy of a factor rotation solution. These criteria require that each factor show a pattern of high factor loadings on certain variables and near-zero loadings on others and that each variable load on only one factor. This minimizes the complexity of the factor solution, allows each variable to be most strongly identified with a specific factor, and increases interpretability.