AUGMENTATION STRATEGIES
refers to mechanisms used to increase the effectiveness of psychotropic drugs- primarily by adding other agents. Augmentation strategies are commonly…
AUTHORITARIAN PERSONALITY
a distinct personality pattern that is characterized by (a) a preoccupation with power and status, (b) strict adherence to simplified…
AUTOIMMUNITY
a condition in which the body's immune system fails to recognize, and therefore rejects its own cells. Autoimmunity increases with…
AUTOMATIC DRAWING
the act of drawing images, doodles, or objects while in a hypnotic trance or in a situation in which the…
AUTOMUTILATION
n. a specific sexual pleasure derived from mutilating parts of one's body or from fantasizing about mutilated parts of one
AUTONOMIC REACTIVITY
1. the extent or level to which an organism responds physiologically to a stimulus, such as a stressor in the…
AUTOSTEREOGRAM
n. refers to a two-dimensional arrangement of repeated elements, or a pattern, that produces a perception of three-dimensional depth when…
AVERAGE ERROR
refers to the typical degree a series of observations are inaccurate with respect to an absolute criterion (e.g., a standard…
AVOIDANCE GRADIENT
refers to the variation in strength of drive as a function of the organism's proximity to an aversive stimulus. For…
ABIOTROPHY
noun. The decrease in one's ability to ward off infections and disease. For instance, infections are more likely as human's…
ABSOLUTE RATING SCALE
Derived from Immanuel Kant- system that scores individuals and/or things based on separate rules and not taking into account the…
ABSTRACT WORD
words that are not directly correlated with an image- words which would not immediately bring an image to the mind…
ACADEMIC INTELLIGENCE
cognitive abilities that are regarded as being highly imperative to achieve academic success.
ACCELERATION EFFECTS
effects on and effects felt within the body stemming from forces and pressure put upon it, such as the aftereffects…
ACCIDENT BEHAVIOR
behavior that is more likely to cause damage to persons, objects or other surroundings. Often, this behavior is seen in…
ACCULTURATION
the method by which parties may combine the community ideals, thoughts, and attitudinal viewpoints of their own way of life…