Concepts

concept
in the Analytic school of philosophy, the subject matter of philosophy, which philosophers of the Analytic school hold to be concerned with the salient features of the language in which people speak ...
concept formation
process by which a person learns to sort specific experiences into general rules or classes. With regard to action, a person picks up a particular stone or drives a specific car. With regard to ...
Concept formation
from the learning theory article

An organism is said to have learned a concept when it responds uniquely to all objects or events in a given logical class as distinct from other classes. Even geese can master such concepts as ...

Concept attainment
from the thought article
A more complex form of realistic thinking is inferred when an individual is asked to identify or use a class of items, as in selecting several different kinds of triangle from an array of other ...
Islamic concepts
from the religion, philosophy of article
At the heart of Islam is an experience of awe before the one, all-powerful, mysterious creator Allah. Thus, its dominant theme has been surrender, though it must not be forgotten that it has nurtured ...
Hindu concepts
from the religion, philosophy of article
This mixture of a mystical contemplation, which sees the divine everywhere, and a personal devotion to a particularized divinity recur in Hinduism. The most characteristic feature of Hinduism, ...
Religious concepts
from the Great Basin Indian article
Religious concepts derived from a mythical cosmogony, beliefs in power beings, and a belief in a dualistic soul. Mythology provided a cosmogony and cosmography of the world. Mythical animals, notably ...

Main Entry: 1con·cept
Pronunciation: primarystresskän-secondarystresssept
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin conceptum, neuter of conceptus, past participle of concipere to conceive -- more at CONCEIVE
Date: 1556
1 : something conceived in the mind : THOUGHT, NOTION
2 : an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances
synonym see IDEA
Entry Word: concept
Function: noun
Text: Synonyms IDEA, apprehension, conceit, conception, image, impression, intellection, notion, perception, thought
Contrasted Words percept, sensation, sense-datum, sensum

The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology
Essay by the American philosopher and educator John Dewey (1859-1952) that is considered to mark the beginnings of functional psychology.
http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Dewey/reflex.htm
Glossary of Helpful Terms, Concepts, and Advice
Collection of video and editing terms and their definitions.

Introductory Statistics - Concepts, Models, and Applications
The Concept of the Habit-Family Hierarchy and Maze Learning
First part of this essay by the American psychologist Clark L. Hull who is known for his experimental studies on learning.

Second part of this essay by the American psychologist Clark L. Hull who is known for his experimental studies on learning.