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mathematical psychology

an approach to psychological phenomena that uses mathematical techniques to model the underlying processes and to predict the outcomes of these processes. Closely related to psychometrics and statistics, it is used across several major subdisciplines, especially cognitive psychology, psychophysics, and perception.

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January 30th 2025

AVP

AVP

abbreviation for arginine vasopressin.