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Which psychologist popularized the modern psychological concept of a complex?

complex

[kuhm-pleks, kom-pleks, kom-pleks] / kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks, ˈkɒm plɛks /






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"It is an exciting discovery that points out that a complex brain requires its own specialized immune structures to defend it."

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

In a statement, the inquiry said its work was "greater and more complex than it originally envisaged".

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Those collaborations risk steering customers away from the things those producers are in business to sell, and leave them vulnerable to the strategic and complex decisions big retailers make around shelf space.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Keep in mind that there’s no hard evidence that LLMs, which are essentially souped-up versions of the predictive text algorithm on your phone, are going to assemble into something so complex and godlike.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

The complex math that continuously ran through her head tended to make her socially awkward, but also let her identify patterns where everyone else saw chaos.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The drive to power AI has resulted in sprawling, polluting, noisy, thirsty complexes reminiscent of the industrial revolution, WSJ tech columnist Christopher Mims writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

SpaceX’s new spaceport will be the largest in the world, with five launch complexes, each equipped with two pads.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

Wellpointe has nine senior housing complexes in the San Fernando Valley, but it has had difficulty acquiring enough single-family homes in the area to significantly expand its presence, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The plant employs around 1,000 people and is just one of many sprawling industrial complexes standing out starkly from the lush Appalachian Mountain landscape.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

There were crazy people in the apartment complexes in Clarkston—maybe she was one of those.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John




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