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Conception
Known as:
Conceptions
, biological conception
In biology, the beginning of pregnancy, marked by fertilization of an egg by a sperm.
National Institutes of Health
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8 relations
Broader (2)
Biologic Development
Fetal development of the mammalian embryo or fetus
Fertility
Oocytes
Reproduction
Structure of zygote
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Fertilization
Sperm Capacitation
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Highly Cited
2020
Highly Cited
2020
A Mathematical Theory of Evidence
G. Shafer
A Mathematical Theory of Evidence
2020
Corpus ID: 27862354
Both in science and in practical affairs we reason by combining facts only inconclusively supported by evidence. Building on an…
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Positive Conceptions of Perfectionism: Approaches, Evidence, Challenges
Joachim Stoeber
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Kathleen Otto
Personality and Social Psychology Review
2006
Corpus ID: 24588701
Almost 30 years ago, Hamachek (1978) suggested that 2 forms of perfectionism be distinguished, a positive form labeled “normal…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Academic Emotions in Students' Self-Regulated Learning and Achievement: A Program of Qualitative and Quantitative Research
R. Pekrun
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T. Goetz
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Wolfram Titz
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R. Perry
2002
Corpus ID: 18294455
Academic emotions have largely been neglected by educational psychology, with the exception of test anxiety. In 5 qualitative…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Meta-analysis of theory-of-mind development: the truth about false belief.
H. Wellman
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D. Cross
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J. Watson
Child Development
2001
Corpus ID: 11269306
Research on theory of mind increasingly encompasses apparently contradictory findings. In particular, in initial studies, older…
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Review
1992
Review
1992
An introduction to the five-factor model and its applications.
R. McCrae
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O. John
Journal of Personality
1992
Corpus ID: 10596836
The five-factor model of personality is a hierarchical organization of personality traits in terms of five basic dimensions…
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Review
1986
Review
1986
A conception of adult development.
D. Levinson
1986
Corpus ID: 7315202
Adult development is becoming an important field of study for psychology and other disciplines. Little has been done, however, to…
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Review
1984
Review
1984
Subjective well-being.
E. Diener
Psychological bulletin
1984
Corpus ID: 2505755
The literature on subjective well-being (SWB), including happiness, life satisfaction, and positive affect, is reviewed in three…
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Achievement motivation: Conceptions of ability, subjective experience, task choice, and performance.
J. Nicholls
1984
Corpus ID: 6503739
Achievement behavior is denned as behavior directed at developing or demonstrating high rather than low ability. It is shown that…
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Review
1977
Review
1977
In a different voice: Women's conceptions of self and of morality.
C. Gilligan
1977
Corpus ID: 146763094
As theories of developmental psychology continue to define educational goals and practice, it has become imperative for educators…
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Highly Cited
1954
Highly Cited
1954
The construction of reality in the child
J. Piaget
1954
Corpus ID: 20670356
class does not exist either, precisely since the relation between the two shadows compared is not a relation of simple comparison…
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