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A Student Noticed That Every Time He Smelled a Certain

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A student noticed that every time he smelled a certain perfume in the hallway, it reminded him of his mother. This is due largely to the activity of the limbic system.


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Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology.

Studying

The act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge on a subject, especially through reading and academic research.

Regression

A statistical method for predicting the value of a dependent variable based on the value(s) of one or more independent variables, or a defense mechanism leading to reversion to an earlier stage of development.

Psychosexual Stage

A concept in Freudian psychology that describes phases during childhood where the libido is focused on different body parts.

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