weaning aggression

in some species, aggression directed by mothers toward their young at the time of weaning to prevent them from suckling.

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Psychology term of the day

September 1st 2024

misinformation effect

a phenomenon in which a person mistakenly recalls misleading information that an experimenter has provided, instead of accurately recalling the correct information that had been presented earlier. The misinformation effect is studied in the context of eyewitness memory.