| 1. | Irene Pepperberg | (born Apr 1, 1949, Brooklyn, New York) is a scientist noted for her studies in animal cognition, particularly in relation to parrots. She is an adjunct professor of psychology at Brandeis More… 2.4 KB |
| 2. | Iris | The muscle that open and closes to admit more or less light to the eye. The colored portion of the eye. |
| 3. | Ironic mental control | Rene Descartes third maxim included the statement that there is nothing absolutely under human control except the ability to control own thoughts. Wegner gave evidence that this is not true; More… 0.6 KB |
| 4. | Irrational escalation | Or escalation of commitment was first described by Barry M. Staw in his 1976 paper, "Knee deep in the big muddy: A study of escalating commitment to a chosen course of action". More… 1.6 KB |
| 5. | Irresistible impulse | The term used in an 1834 Ohio court ruling on criminal responsibility that determined that an insanity defense can be established by proving that the accused had an uncontrollable urge to More… 0.2 KB |
| 6. | Irresistible impulse rule | Legal principle stating that even if a person who knowingly performs a wrongful act can be absolved of responsibility if he or she is driven by an irresistible impulse to perform the act or More… 0.3 KB |
| 7. | Irvin Yalom | Irvin David Yalom (Jun 1931, Washington DC), M.D., an author of fiction and nonfiction, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University, an existentialist, and accomplished More… 1.8 KB |
| 8. | Irving Lester Janis | Irving Lester Janis (26 May 1918 - 15 Nov 1990) : Research psychologist at Yale University and a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley most famous for his theory of More… 0.4 KB |
