ASSOCIATIONISTIC THEORY OF LEARNING
one of various theories that describes learning as occurring through a process of forming associations among items. These items may…
ASSUMPTION
u. 1. the premise or supposition that something is a fact, therefore, this is the act of taking something for…
ASTROCYTOSIS
n. a pathological condition marked by a proliferation of astrocytes, which are neuroglial cells with fibrous processes (see neuroglia). The…
ATHLETE-BASED INTERVENTION
1. an intervention that develops an athlete's perceptions, experiences, or both for the purposes of improvement in the sport. 2.…
ATTENTION DISORDER
a disturbance characterized by an inability to maintain focus on an activity or difficulties taking notice of, responding to, or…
ATTENTION-DEFICITHYPERACTIVITY DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
in DSM-IV-TR, a disorder char
ATTITUDE-CONGENIALITY MEMORY EFFECT
the tendency or bias to remember information that is consistent with an already-held attitude better than information that is inconsistent…
ATTRIBUTION THEORY OF LEADERSHIP
a model of leadership that assumes that individuals make inferences about leadership ability by observing and interpreting different types of…
ATYPICAL PERVASIVE
in the DSM-lll, this represented a category of pervasive developmental disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR these are labeled pervasive development disorders…
AUDITORY CONSONANT TRIGRAM (ACT)
a memory test in which a three-letter nonsense syllable, such as DCT, is presented verbally and the participant is asked…
AUDITORY MEMORY SPAN
the number of simple items, like numbers, for example, that can be repeated in sequence by a person after only…
AUTHORITARIAN CONSCIENCE
refers to the type of conscience that is governed by (a) the fear of an external authority or (b) the…
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY
1. one type of episodic memory comprising of vivid memories including the time and place of events. 2. May also…
AUTOGENITAL STIMULATION
refers to any form of stimulation by a human of his or her own genitalia. It may take the form…
AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION
refers to the involuntary processing of stimuli in preparation for associated responses. This activation tends to occur more rapidly than…