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Beverly Prossor was the first African-American female psychologist.

Bewilderment in the context of psychology refers to a state of confusion, perplexity, or disorientation that individuals may experience when faced with unfamiliar or overwhelming situations, ideas, or emotions. It is a complex emotional and cognitive response that can manifest in various ways and is often linked to feelings of uncertainty and being mentally overwhelmed. In this article, we will explore the concept of bewilderment in psychology, provide examples, discuss risks and application areas, offer recommendations, briefly touch on historical and legal aspects, and conclude with a list of similar psychological phenomena.

Biarticular muscles refer to the muscles that, from origin to insertion, cross two (2) different joints, allowing them to perform actions at each joint.

Bias refers to a tendency to think in a certain way or to follow certain procedures regardless of the facts of the matter. It also refers to a situation in which assessment information produces results that give one group an advantage or disadvantage over other groups because of problems in the content, procedures, or interpretations of the assessment information; a distortion or misrepresentation of performance.

Bias blind spot refers to the tendency to think that biases and errors in judgments are more common in others than in ourselves

Bias from matching refers to a deviation from matching in which one alternative attracts a higher proportion of responses than would be predicted by matching, regardless of whether that alternative contains the richer versus poorer schedule.

Biased sample refers to a subpart of a larger population that does not accurately reflect characteristics of the whole population; a sample with different characteristics from those

Biased sampling means making generalizations from samples of information that are known to be biased or atypical.