AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT
refers to techniques used to assess the number of individuals who are likely to be exposed to a particular media…
AUDITORY AMNESIA
refers to the permanent loss of the ability to comprehend sounds or speech. See also Wernicke
AUDITORY LABYRINTH
the canals, ducts, and cavities in the temporal bone of the skull that contains sensory receptors for hearing. The cochlea…
AUDITORY THROMBOSIS
refers to a blood clot that travels to the internal auditory artery, which results in sudden deafness.
AUTISTIC THINKING
narcissistic, egocentric thought processes that have little or no relation to reality, and focus largely on self-absorption. May also refer…
AUTOEROTICISM
n. 1. the creation of sexual excitement by the self. This may be through masturbation, fantasizing, or other sexual behaviors…
AUTOMATED REASONING
computer-based mathematical reasoning that includes geometric theorem proofs, algebraic equation solving, and mathematical theorem proofs. It is a subdiscipline of…
AUTOMATISM DEFENSE
a legal defense that represents the claim that criminal intent (see mens rea) was absent as the result of a…
AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA
the exaggerated activity of the autonomic nervous system caused by a spinal-cord injury at or above the sixth thoracic vertebra.…
AUTOPEDOPHILIA
n. refers to the gaining of sexual pleasure from dressing as a child, pretending to be a child, or having…
AVAILABILITY
refers to the presence of information in memory storage. Availability should be distinguished from access, since in some disorders, the…
AVIATION CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM
refers to a program developed at the Aeromedical Research Laboratory at Fort Rucker, Alabama (in 1962). The Laboratory conducts and…
ABSOLUTE ERROR
incorrect data with no designation as to which extreme it falls, low or high. The absolute error can be found…
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
artistic intention- a 1950's-era concept involving the depiction of an artist's message or intention within their work