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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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CARGO CULT I

1. Beliefs of the South Pacific Islanders based on worship giving them material goods by supernatural means. 2. A naive

CAT 1

1. Abbreviation for California Acheivement Tests. 2. Abbreviation for Cognitive abilities test in the UK> 3. Abbreviation for computer adaptive

CATASTROPHIZING

The exaggerate the negative effects of events or decisions.

CATATONIC EXCITEMCNT

A time of extreme restlessness and excessive and seemingly useless motor activity.This is a symptom of catatonic schizophrenia.

CATEGORIZE,

List that is used in memory experiments where the items all come from the same list and are used to

CCU 1

Abbreviation for Crital care Unit or Continuing Care Unit.

COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS

an all-encompassing field of research wherein methods from computer science and manufactured intelligence are utilized to design theories based upon

COMPUTATIONAL METAPHOR

the design of the mind as a tool for functioning and carrying out tasks on representations that are similar to

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL

any report of mental or psychobiological procedures which presume that a person's mind operates like a digital computer, particularly in

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)

a radiographic method for swiftly generating complex, 3D visuals of the mind or other soft tissues. An X-ray beam is

COMPUTER

noun. an electronic tool that can obtain, synthesize, retain, and push out data. It can adhere to coded directions to

COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING (CAT)

a technique used in computerized examinations for certain traits of capabilities wherein the exam topics are immediately modified to align

COMPUTER ADDRESS 1

1. a number which indicates the location of data retained in a computer's reserve. 2. a title or code that

COMPUTER ANXIETY

powerful hesitation about computers and the use of them that is incommensurate to the literal danger presented by such appliances.

COMPUTER ILLITERACY

lacking the ability to comprehend computers to how to make use of them appropriately.

COMPUTER LITERACY

the capacity to comprehend what computers and their networks do, how they operation, and how to make use of them

COMPUTER MODEL

a computer emulation of an exterior being, like a psychological behavior, for the objective of assisting in comprehension of its

COMPUTER NETWORK

a set of computers connected through lines of communicating.

COMPUTER OF AVERAGED TRANSIENTS

a tool which allows the computerized generalizing of many sequential reactions to stimulants, as documented by electroencephalography, in effort to

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING

the procedure in which coded directives are rendered to a computer in effort to guide its performance in a certain