ALLOPLASTY
noun. 1. a manner of adaptive reaction which intends to change the climate or surrounding, as opposed to changing the…
ALLOPREGNENOLONE
noun. an organically happening steroid that adjusts gaba receptor behaviors in a way comparable to the behaviors of benzodiazepine anxiolytics.
ALL-OR-NONE LAW
the idea that the magnitude of the action capacity in a chosen neuron is separate from the size of the…
ALL-OR-NONE LEARNING HYPOTHESIS
the standard which applies that during any one educational period, the gaining of knowledge takes place either in totality or…
ALLOSTERIC MODULATION
the joining of a chemical (referred to as an allosteric modulator) to a select spot on a receptor complex in…
ALLOTRIOGEUSIA (ALLOTRIOGEUVTIA)
noun. 1. an irregular perception of taste. 2. an irregular desire for food.
ALL-PAYER SYSTEM
a level playing field in regard to the cost of health care. Settings in which treatments come at the same…
ALLPORT, GORDON WILLARD
American psychologist Gordon W. Allport- recipient of a Ph.D. in 1922 from Harvard University- a well-known founder of a specific…
ALLPORT'S PERSONALITY TRAIT THEORY
Gordon W. Allport's doctrine said a person's character traits are the vital points to the individuality and persistence of their…
ALLPORT-VERNON-LINDZEY STUDY OF VALUES (SOV)
introduced by Gordon W. Allport, Philip L. Vernon, and Gardner Lindzey, a two-part character analysis conceived in order to project…
ALLUSIVE THINKING
a kind of cognitive processing characterized by inference and recommendation rather than time honored reason and straightforward correspondence of notions.…
ALPHA ADRCNORECEPTOR
a receptor that adheres norepinephrine and produces provocation of smooth muscle in reactions of the SNS, such as enlargement of…
ALPHA ALCOHOLISM
the initial level of alcoholism in which ungoverned consumption and mental dependency on the effects of alcohol for the alleviation…
ALPHA BLOCKING
the suppression of alpha waves by an unforeseen stimulant or a stimulated cognitive event, every now and then considered to…