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• 16:49, 12 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+365)‎ . . N Scientific skepticism ‎ (Created page with "Scientific skepticism (also spelled scepticism) is the practice of questioning whether claims are supported by empirical research and have reproducibility, as part of a methodolo...") (current)
• 18:22, 11 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-6)‎ . . Hyperacuity ‎ (current)
• 18:21, 11 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+456)‎ . . Phi phenomenon ‎ (current)
• 18:20, 11 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+541)‎ . . N Phi phenomenon ‎ (Created page with "The phi phenomenon is an optical illusion defined by Max Wertheimer in the Gestalt psychology in 1912, in which the persistence of vision formed a part of the base of the theory ...")
• 23:40, 10 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+283)‎ . . N Humphreys’ paradox ‎ (Created page with "Humphreys’ paradox is the idea that animals and humans alike will often work harder under schedules of partial reinforcement as opposed to continuous reinforcement (e.g., your ...") (current)
• 21:51, 9 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+362)‎ . . N Cryptomnesia ‎ (Created page with "Cryptomnesia occurs when a forgotten memory returns without it being recognised as such by the subject, who believes it is something new and original. It is a memory bias whereby...") (current)
• 15:16, 9 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+343)‎ . . N False-belief ‎ (Created page with "A false-belief presents incomplete information to the participants, but in which the child has access to the complete story (e.g., in the story, Chrissy hides an Easter egg behin...") (current)
• 01:05, 9 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+163)‎ . . N Barbiturate ‎ (Created page with "Barbiturates are a group of drugs in the class of drugs known as sedative-hypnotics, which generally describes their sleep-inducing and anxiety-decreasing effects.") (current)
• 22:02, 7 June 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+255)‎ . . N Groupthink ‎ (Created page with "Groupthink is an emphasis on group unanimity at the expense of critical thinking and sound decision making. Groups sometimes become so intent on ensuring that everyone agrees wit...")
• 18:36, 26 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+520)‎ . . N Psychoactive drug ‎ (Created page with "A psychoactive drug, psychopharmaceutical, or psychotropic is a chemical substance that crosses the blood–brain barrier and acts primarily upon the central nervous system where...") (current)
• 18:34, 26 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+624)‎ . . N Ritalin ‎ (Created page with "Methylphenidate is a psychostimulant drug approved for treatment of ADHD or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and narcolepsy. It...") (current)
• 18:34, 26 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+311)‎ . . Nm Placebo ‎ (Created page with "A placebo is a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease or other medical condition intended to deceive the recipient. Sometimes patients given a place...") (current)
• 13:08, 26 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+323)‎ . . N Asch effect ‎ (Created page with "The Asch effect means that the majority influences individuals' judgments. People are more likely to conform when: the group size is bigger, there are no dissenters, the size of ...") (current)
• 22:51, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+446)‎ . . N Phineas Gage ‎ (Created page with "Phineas P. Gage (1823 – 1860) was an American railroad construction foreman now remembered for his improbable survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven compl...")
• 21:51, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+765)‎ . . N Temporal lobe ‎ (Created page with "The temporal lobes are one of the four main lobes or regions of the cerebral cortex. Structures of the limbic system, including the olfactory cortex, amygdala, and the hippocampu...")
• 21:49, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-6)‎ . . Myelin ‎ (Redirected page to Myelin sheath) (current)
• 21:49, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+34)‎ . . N Myelin ‎ (Created page with " #redirect: Myelin sheath")
• 21:49, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+23)‎ . . Grey matter ‎ (current)
• 21:48, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+547)‎ . . N Gray matter ‎ (Created page with "Grey matter (or gray matter) is a major component of the central nervous system, consisting of neuronal cell bodies, neuropil (dendrites and unmyelinated axons), glial cells (ast...") (current)
• 21:42, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+2,603)‎ . . N Reticular activating system ‎ (Created page with "The reticular activating system (RAS) is a part of the mammalian brain located in the brain stem. In human biology, it is believed to play a role in many important functions, inc...") (current)
• 21:40, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+640)‎ . . N Cortisol ‎ (Created page with "Cortisol (hydrocortisone) is a steroid hormone, more specifically a glucocorticoid, produced by the zona fasciculata of the adrenal gland. It is released in response to stress an...")
• 21:38, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+376)‎ . . N Saint-John’s-wort ‎ (Created page with "St. John’s wort is a plant with yellow flowers whose medicinal uses were first recorded in ancient Greece. The flowering tops of St. John’s wort are used to prepare teas, tab...") (current)
• 21:37, 14 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,474)‎ . . N Serotonin ‎ (Created page with "Serotonin acts as a neurotransmitter, a type of chemical that helps relay signals from one area of the brain to another. Although serotonin is manufactured in the brain, where it...") (current)
• 17:40, 7 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+26)‎ . . N Acrophobia ‎ (Created page with " The fear of heights.") (current)
• 17:39, 7 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+143)‎ . . N Brontophobia ‎ (Created page with "An abnormal and persistent fear of thunder that causes undue anxiety even though sufferers realize that thunder itself poses no threat to them.") (current)
• 17:39, 7 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+71)‎ . . N Claustrophobia ‎ (Created page with "The fear of having no escape and being closed in small spaces or rooms.") (current)
• 14:19, 6 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+17)‎ . . N Agoraphobia ‎ (Created page with "The fear of fear.") (current)
• 13:45, 6 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+8)‎ . . Pseudocoelom ‎ (current)
• 13:44, 6 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+4)‎ . . Pseudocoelomate ‎ (current)
• 13:44, 6 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+439)‎ . . N Psychoanalysis ‎ (Created page with "Psychoanalysis is a psychological and psychotherapeutic theory conceived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. Psychoanalysis has expan...")
• 13:43, 6 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (-1,603)‎ . . Darth Vader ‎ (Replaced content with "Darth Vader is a character from Star Wars who makes apeareances in almost all Star Wars games, and as a guest character in a few other games as well. <br>")
• 13:43, 6 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,757)‎ . . N Humanist ‎ (Created page with "The position of a humanist is that a person has control over his own behavior. The Humanist allows a person freedom of choice, and is responsible for his own self-direction. Maki...") (current)
• 13:42, 6 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+1,758)‎ . . N Darth Vader ‎ (Created page with "The position of a humanist is that a person has control over his own behavior. The Humanist allows a person freedom of choice, and is responsible for his own self-direction. Maki...")
• 20:33, 5 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+537)‎ . . N Hysterectomy ‎ (Created page with "A hysterectomy (his-tur-EK-tuh-mee) is a surgery to remove a woman's uterus or womb. The uterus is where a baby grows when a woman is pregnant. The whole uterus or just part of i...") (current)
• 20:30, 5 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+70)‎ . . N Womb envy ‎ (Created page with "Womb envy is when men are jealous of women's ability to bear children.") (current)
• 19:14, 5 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+160)‎ . . N Barnum effect ‎ (Created page with "The Barnum effect refers to the gullibility of humans when they are offered such things as horoscopes, handwriting analysis, and results of psychological tests.") (current)
• 18:06, 5 May 2012 (diff | hist) . . (+600)‎ . . N Placebo effect ‎ (Created page with "The placebo effect is the measurable, observable, or felt improvement in health or behavior not attributable to a medication or invasive treatment that has been administered. [ne...") (current)
• 20:36, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+265)‎ . . N Patch clamping ‎ (Created page with "An electrophysiological technique that aids in the study of ion channels in single cells; the pipette connected to the cell may also be used to introduce specific substances (e.g...") (current)
• 20:35, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+86)‎ . . N Paternal inheritance ‎ (Created page with "A pattern in which only the male gamete contributes particular genes to the offspring.") (current)
• 20:35, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+57)‎ . . N Pathogen ‎ (Created page with "A microorganism that causes disease symptoms in its host.") (current)
• 20:34, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+31)‎ . . N Pathogenicity ‎ (Created page with "The ability to cause a disease.") (current)
• 20:34, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+82)‎ . . N Pattern formation ‎ (Created page with "The process that gives rise to a plant or animal with a particular body structure.") (current)
• 20:34, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+105)‎ . . N Pedal glands ‎ (Created page with "Glands in the foot of a rotifer that secrete a sticky substance that aids in attachment to the substrate.") (current)
• 20:33, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+67)‎ . . N Pedicel ‎ (Created page with "A narrow, waistlike point of attachment in a spider or insect body.") (current)
• 20:33, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+124)‎ . . N Pedicellariae ‎ (Created page with "The spines and jawlike pincers that cover the skeleton of an echinoderm and deter the settling of animals such as barnacles.") (current)
• 20:33, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+62)‎ . . N Pedigree analysis ‎ (Created page with "An examination of the inheritance of human traits in families.") (current)
• 20:33, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+97)‎ . . N Pedipalps ‎ (Created page with "In spiders, a pair of appendages that have various sensory, predatory, or reproductive functions.") (current)
• 20:31, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+102)‎ . . N Pelagic zone ‎ (Created page with "The open ocean, where water depth averages 4,000 metres and nutrient concentrations are typically low.") (current)
• 20:31, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+89)‎ . . N Penis ‎ (Created page with "A male external accessory sex organ found in many animals that is involved in copulation.") (current)
• 20:31, 1 February 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+29)‎ . . N Pentadactyl limb ‎ (Created page with "A limb ending in five digits.") (current)

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