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In Kamin's blocking effect [1] the conditioning of an association between two stimuli, a conditioned stimulus (CS) and an unconditioned stimulus (US) is impaired if, during the conditioning process, the CS is presented together with a second CS that has already been associated with the unconditioned stimulus.
In the statistical theory of the design of experiments, blocking is the arranging of experimental units in groups (blocks) that are similar to one another. Typically, a blocking factor is a source of variability that is not of primary interest to the experimenter. [3] [4] No blocking (left) vs blocking (right) experimental design
The theory says that aggression is the result of blocking, or frustrating, a person's efforts to attain a goal. [4] When first formulated, the hypothesis stated that frustration always precedes aggression, and aggression is the sure consequence of frustration. [1]
Unpracticed–unrelated words would be less affected by this blocking effect because retrieval of practiced words would not block items from different categories. [5] [40] Other theories such as resource diffusion and response decrement are similar to blocking. These theories describe retrieval processes as a finite set of resources that cannot ...
Blocking (linguistics), where the existence of a competing form blocks the application of a morphological process Blocking (statistics) , in the design of experiments, the arranging of experimental units in groups (blocks) which are similar to one another
Abnormal psychology is the branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behavior, emotion and thought, which may or may not be understood as a mental disorder. Memory errors can commonly be found in types of abnormal psychology such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, and schizophrenia.
The concept of functional fixedness originated in Gestalt psychology, a movement in psychology that emphasizes holistic processing. Karl Duncker defined functional fixedness as being a mental block against using an object in a new way that is required to solve a problem. [1]
In psychoanalysis, resistance is the individual's efforts to prevent repressed drives, feelings or thoughts from being integrated into conscious awareness. [1]Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalytic theory, developed the concept of resistance as he worked with patients who suddenly developed uncooperative behaviors during the analytic session.