AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY INTERVIEW (AMI)
a semistructured interview which is designed to assess memory for autobiographical information. Impairment of this type of memory is often…
AUTOHYPNOSIS
n. a type of self-induced hypnosis. It may occur spontaneously or be intentionally achieved through training in autosuggestion.
AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION OF ATTITUDES
the spontaneous activation of an attitude when this cued by the encountering of the attitude object. Essentially, the person's whole…
AUTOMATON CONFORMITY
beliefs expressed or behaviors displayed by individuals who unthinkingly conform to the demands of the roles they occupy - or…
AUTONOMIC MOTOR POOL
motor neurons in the brainstem and spinal cord that birth nerves that ultimately supply autonomic ganglia.
AUTOPOESIS
n. refers to a system, often a brain-based architecture, in which the constituent modular components support, nurture, and maintain each…
AUTOSOMAL TRISOMY OF GROUP
refers to the condition in which either of the chromosome in pairs 21 or 22 (known as group G) includes…
AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR
any behavioral act that enables an individual to avoid anticipated unpleasant or painful situations, stimuli, or events, including conditioned aversive…
AZATHIOPRINE
n. refers to a drug that is used to suppress the immune response, in order to support organ transplantation and…
ABILITY TRAIT
part of an individual's disposition that retains their ability to reach intended marks they set for their selves in life.…
ABORTION LAWS
laws mandated in 1973via the Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade, giving women the right to choose to terminate their…
ABSOLUTE MEASUREMENT
a measurement that is not affected by or correlated to other measurements
ABSTRACT REPRESENTATION
in regards to cognitive theory, a reasonable way of thinking about an agent in an abstract way that is not…
ACADEMIC FAILURE
1. nonsuccessful attempt at academic achievement, generally stemming from poor capacity as an academic. 2. a marked decrease in academic…
ACCELERATED INTERACTION
a concentrated level of intensity within a group of individuals sharing in the same experience
ACCREDITATION
noun. A precise procedure during which a company or organization analyzes and affirms support of educational resources and curriculums, signifying…
ACETYLUREAS
medicines which are analogues of hydantoins utilized in treatment of partial seizures.