AUTOSUGGESTION
n. refers to the process of making positive suggestions to oneself for the purposes of improving morale, inducing relaxation, or…
AUTOTOPAGNOSIA
n. refers to the inability to recognize, name, or point to specific parts of the body. It is a type…
AUXILIARY EGO
In psychodrama, a group member, other than the therapist, who assumes the role of a significant figure in another group…
AUXILIARY INVERSION
in grammar, this refers to the reversal of the usual order of subject and auxiliary verb in a declarative sentence.…
AUXILIARY VERB
refers to a verb that is used to indicate the tense, mood, or voice of another verb. For example: in…
AVAILABILITY
refers to the presence of information in memory storage. Availability should be distinguished from access, since in some disorders, the…
AVAILABILITY ERROR
refers to cognitive errors made because the first item that comes to mind is often mistaken for the best or…
AVAILABILITY HEURISTIC
n. a common quick strategy for making judgments about the likelihood of occurrence. Typically, the individual bases these judgments on…
AVALANCHE CONDUCTION
the spreading of nerve impulses from one particular receptor to a number of other neurons - resulting in an effect…
AVERAGE ABSOLUTE DEVIATION
refers to a measure of the dispersion of scores obtained by finding the average absolute difference (see absolute value) between…
AVERAGE ERROR
refers to the typical degree a series of observations are inaccurate with respect to an absolute criterion (e.g., a standard…
AVERAGE-EVOKED-RESPONSE TECHNIQUE (AER TECH
a method of finding the specific electrical responses of the brain, by modeling the average evoked response (see evoked potential)…
AVERSION REACTION
a reaction or response expressed by the avoidance or distress evoked by a distasteful, threatening, or otherwise objectionable stimulus.
AVERSION SYSTEM
refers to one conception of neuroticism, as represented by an individual's relative sensitivity to aversive (negative, punishing) cues and stimuli…
AVERSION THERAPY
refers to a form of behavior therapy in which the client is conditioned to cease an undesirable behavior by associating…
AVERSIVE CONDITIONING
the process by which an unwanted behavior is paired with a noxious or unpleasant stimulus, with the intention to reduce…