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
ACCOMMODATION TIME
the amount of time required upon introduction of an object before the eyes can clearly bring it into focus
ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTORS
receptor atoms that are excited by acetylcholine or elements similar to it. Neurons that have it are: (i) effector atoms…
ACHIEVEMENT POTENTIAL
1. the potential of an individual to cultivate specific abilities or skills so as to achieve a specific predicted degree…
ACOASM AKOASM ACOUSTIC
adjective. Correlates with noise. Generally accustomed to changing technical terminology. The term acoustical is utilized as a changing agent in…
ACOUSTICS AS EMOTIONS
traditional designs that acoustics tend to follow which are distinct to precise feelings and thus, the ability to identify emotions…