research

n. the systematic effort to discover or confirm facts, to investigate a new problem or topic, or to describe events and understand relationships among variables, most often by scientific methods of observation and experimentation. Research is essential to science in contributing to the accumulation of generalizable knowledge.

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Psychology term of the day

May 7th 2024

underintensity

n. a state in which one or all of the following are below the optimal level: arousal, commitment, effort, assertiveness, and attentional focus.