ARHINENCCPHALIA ARRHYTHMIA
refers to the abnormal rhythm of the heartbeat. The specific nature of the change in heart rhythm is relatively important…
AROMACHOLOGY
the field of scientific study that attempts to specify and therefore explain the relationships between psychology and fragrance technology. The…
AROUSAL-BOOST MECHANISM
any stimulus pattern produced by contact with a stimulus that gives rise to a measurable pleasant (pleasure) effect. The arousal…
ARTERIOPATHIA HYPERTONICA
a form of arterial degeneration that is often associated with hypertension. The muscle and elastic tissue of the walls of…
ARTICULATORY STORE
a component of short-term memory that retains only auditory information. This is based on the motor systems involved in pronouncing…
ASSESSMENT
1. in general, refers to the judgment of the quality, worth, importance, or value of something or someone. 2. may…
ASSOCIATION CORTEX
one of many areas of the cerebral cortex that are not principally involved in sensory or motor representations. However, these…
ASSOCIATIVE LAW
any of the principles referring to how associations are acquired and strengthened. These terms were originally derived from British empiricist…
ATTACHMENT THEORY
a theory that (a) suggests an evolutionarily advantage, especially in primates, for the forming of close emotional bonds with significant…
ATTENTION SPAN
1. the length of time an individual can sustain attention to one task. 2. the amount of material retained during…
ATTENUATION
1. the lessening or weakening in strength, value, or quality of a stimulus or other factor, for example, a medication…
ATYPICAL TIC DISORDER
in the DSM-lll, this represented a category of tic disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR these are labeled as tic disorders not…