ABUSE POTENTIAL
the ability a drug retains to keep someone dependent on it. Such ability is often directly correlated with how the…
ABUSE LIABILITY ABX PARADIGM
a test in which objects are shown to participating parties with the intent that they will identify which objects match…
ABUNDANCY MOTIVE
the desire to achieve more than the minimum of what will satisfy one's needs
ABULIA (ABOULIA)
lacking ambition to pursue goals or aim for set intentions. Commonly seen in persons with neurological damage or disorders.
ABSURDITIES TEST
an examination that requires parties to distinguish absurdities, dissimilarities, and discrepancies
ABSTRACTION EXPERIMENT
an experiment involving the repeated exposure of specific properties to a participant until they are able to recognize the reoccurring…
ABSTRACTION
noun. 1. the development of thoughts or notions deriving from specific events. 2. ideas that cannot be discerned from a…
ABSTRACT WORD
words that are not directly correlated with an image- words which would not immediately bring an image to the mind…
ABSTRACT THINKING
employing an abstract attitude- a way of thinking in which a person can acknowledge the presence of all factors of…
ABSTRACT REPRESENTATION
in regards to cognitive theory, a reasonable way of thinking about an agent in an abstract way that is not…
ABSTRACT INTELLIGENCE
the capacity to think more generally and look at objects and situations as a whole versus as their individual parts.
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
artistic intention- a 1950's-era concept involving the depiction of an artist's message or intention within their work
ABSTRACT ATTITUDE
a mental state in which a person employs their capacity to be aware of all elements of a situation or…
ABSTINENCE SYNDROME
physiological side effects resulting from the abrupt withdrawal of substances an addict is dependent upon
ABSTINENCE DELIRIUM
a type of hysteria that can occur alongside withdrawal from substances once abused such as alcohol.
ABSTINENCE
noun. 1. avoidance of the use of certain substances such as drugs, alcohol, or food and other beverages. 2. also…