Terms beginning with I
Which psychology terms begin with I?
2 entries beginning with I: Intergroup Contact Hypothesis, Item Response Theory.
From the PsychologyOrbit knowledge base on 2 November 2026.
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Intergroup Contact Hypothesis
The idea that contact between members of different groups reduces prejudice, especially when it is cooperative, between equals, and supported by authorities. It is one of the best-supported ideas in social psychology, with important limits.
Item Response Theory
A family of models describing the probability of a given response to an item as a function of the respondent's standing on a latent trait and the properties of that item, rather than as a simple summed score.
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