APPETITIVE CONDITIONING
a type of Pavlovian or classical conditioning in which the unconditioned stimulus is a positive reinforcer that plays to the…
APPREHENSION SPAN
the number of items an individual can verbally report following a single glance at an array of items. Typically, the…
APRAXIA OF SPEECH
refers to a speech-articulation disorder that occurs due to lack of coordination between the muscles needed for speaking. This occurs…
ARAGO PHENOMENON
refers to an impaired sensitivity to light that exists in the center of the visual field when light conditions are…
ARCHITECTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
the study of the implications of a built environment on human behavior. This represents a major subtopic in environmental psychology.…
ARGUMENT QUALITY
the degree to which an argument elicits primarily positive evaluative responses toward the attitude and deemphasizes primarily negative ones. The…
AROUSAL THEORY
1. the theory that the physical environment can affect arousal levels by stimulating brain-based mechanisms. Stress and arousal are created…
ARTICULATION TEST
1. the phonetic recording and analysis of the speech of an individual with faulty sound production. This is conducted according…
ASSEMBLY TEST
a test requiring participants to put together elements in the creation of a whole. Usually assessing perceptual organization among other…
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE
any organization, business or supplier that directly assists individuals with disabilities with choices relating to the purchase or leasing of…
ASSOCIATION-REACTION TIME
in any type of word-association test, the time that has elapsed between stimulus presentation and the response.
ASSYMPTOTIC NORMALITY
a property of a statistical distribution whereby the distribution becomes indistinguishable from the normal distribution, because one or more of…
ATAQUE DE NERVIOS
a culture-bound syndrome observed mainly among Latinos, and most similar to anxiety. Common symptoms include trembling, crying, uncontrollable shaking, verbal…
ATHLETIC COPING SKILLS INVENTORY (ACSI)
a common self-report inventory that is used to assess an individual