vagina dentata

in folklore, a vagina with teeth that can castrate the male partner. In the classical psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud, for women, it is a fantasy believed to stem from intense penis envy and a desire to castrate the partner as an act of revenge; for men, it is believed to stem from castration anxiety.

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Psychology term of the day

February 16th 2025

multiple comparison test

any of various statistical procedures used to follow up on a significant result from an analysis of variance by determining which groups in particular differ in their mean values. Examples include Duncan’s multiple range test, the Fisher least significant difference test, the REGWQ test, the Scheffé test, and Tukey’s honestly significant difference test. See also post hoc comparison.