APOLIPOPROTEIN E (APOE)
refers to a protein that may help break down beta-amyloid. Individuals carrying a ApoE4 allele, are statistically more likely to…
APPARENT SIZE
the size of a stimulus according to the perceiver. This depends on many factors in addition to the size of…
APPLIED LINGUISTICS
the application of linguistic methods to practical cases. Typical contexts for this concept include language teaching, the treatment of language…
ARBITRARY SYMBOL
a linguistic sign, for example, a verbally spoken word, that bears no obvious resemblance to the thing or concept signified.…
ARGYLL ROBERTSON PUPIL
a pupil that does not respond to light and reacts slowly to drugs that induce pupil contraction, but responds to…
ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION
a congenital deformity in which the medulla oblongata and cerebellum protrude through the foramen magnum. This means that the cerebellum…
AROUSAL TRANSFER
an increase in the intensity of one emotion that follows the experience of an initial emotion. For instance, the intensity…
ARTERIOLE REACTION
a response controlled by the autonomic nervous system that changes the diameter of the arterioles. Since arterioles control the flow…
ARTICULATORY PHONETICS
the branch of phonetics relating to the physiology of the articulatory mechanisms in human beings and the unique physical properties…
ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING
1. a method of teaching individuals to change verbal and nonverbal behavioral patterns with the aim of enhancing interpersonal communication.…
ASSOCIATION
n. 1. Some type of connection between ideas, behaviors, events, objects, or feelings on a conscious or unconscious level. Associations…
ASSOCIATIVE ILLUSION
a simple visual illusion produced by the interaction of multiple parts of a design.
ASTEREOGNOSIS
a form of tactile agnosia characterized by a loss or marked impairment in the ability to identify objects or geometric…