Key Terms & Concepts for psychology

This document contains a curated list of important keywords, terms, and concepts related to psychology.

Cognitive Psychology

• McGurk effect (1)

General Psychology

• Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) (2)
• Big Five personality traits (3)
• Rorschach test (4)

1. A perceptual phenomenon that demonstrates an interaction between hearing and vision in speech perception.
2. A pseudoscientific approach to communication, personal development, and psychotherapy.
3. A model of personality that describes five basic dimensions of personality.
4. A projective test in which a person is asked to describe what they see in a series of inkblots.