psychological theory

C15888
concept

A psychological theory is a systematically organized set of ideas and principles that explains, predicts, and interprets mental processes and behavior.

All labels observed (27)

Label Occurrences
psychological theory canonical 26
psychoanalytic concept 5
theory of mind 4

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: psychological theory
Generated description
A psychological theory is a systematically organized set of ideas and principles that explains, predicts, and interprets mental processes and behavior.

Instances (47)

Instance Via concept surface
Fodor’s modularity thesis theory of mind
emergentism theory of mind
Oedipus complex psychoanalytic concept
behaviorism
surface form: Behaviorism
Psychological theory
structuralism
surface form: Structuralism (psychology)
James–Lange theory of emotion
pleasure principle psychoanalytic concept
Hegelian dialectics theory of development
individual psychology
surface form: Individual psychology
functionalism theory of mind
physical symbol system hypothesis theory of cognition
The Intentional Stance theory of mind
multiple drafts model of consciousness cognitive science theory
constructivism (psychology) theory of cognition
global workspace theory
surface form: Global workspace theory
the I and the Me self theory concept
The Cat by Marie-Louise von Franz
surface form: The Cat
Jungian psychology work
Gibsonian theory of perceptual learning
Freudian psychoanalysis
double bind theory
Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It psychology manifesto
Cognitivism
Neobehaviorism
theory of cognitive dissonance
Dynamic Theory of Personality
Cannon–Bard theory of emotion
general adaptation syndrome concept in psychology
Schachter–Singer two-factor theory of emotion
facial feedback hypothesis
somatic marker hypothesis
Knowledge in Pieces theory in educational psychology
Kleinian school theoretical orientation in psychoanalysis
Big Five personality traits
Realistic conflict theory social psychological theory
Social Judgment theory
surface form: Social Judgment Theory
social psychology theory
Fort/Da game psychoanalytic concept
the mirror stage psychoanalytic concept
the big Other psychoanalytic concept
Genetic Epistemology
sociocultural theory of cognitive development
cultural-historical school of psychology
multiple intelligences
Mesmerism
The Matching Law
surface form: Matching Law
principle in behavioral psychology
object relations theory psychoanalytic theory
hierarchy of needs
Gestalt psychology