ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE
an enzyme thought to be involved in muscular dystrophy. Increased levels in the blood yield a clinical sign of this…
ASSESSMENT CENTER
an office or department in which participants have assessments administered to them - usually by a clinician. A variety of…
ASSOCIATION FIBER
a nerve fiber that transmits electrically charged impulses between different structures of the same cerebral hemisphere. Compare with commissural fiber.
ASSOCIATIVE LEARNING
a type of learning in which bonds are formed between varying element of the materials. In different learning theories, these…
ATHYREOSIS
n. a form of hypothyroidism, mostly found in children, whereby the thyroid gland has failed to develop normally. Affected children…
ATTACK BEHAVIOR
the use of force or violence against an adversary, usually with intent to harm, maim, or kill. Attack behavior often…
ATTENTIONAL BLINK
refers to an impairment in the ability to detect a probe (e.g., the letter X) in a rapidly presented stream…
ATTENUATION THEORY
a part of the filter theory of attention, which proposes that unattended messages are attenuated (i.e., processed weakly) but not…
ATTRACTION
n. 1. in social psychology, the natural feeling of being drawn to other individuals and desiring their company. This is…
ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS
a newer class of antipsychotic drugs that produce fewer extra pyramidal effects compared to the original typical version. They are…
ATYPICAL, MIXED, OR OTHER PERSONALITY DISORDER
in DSM-IV-TR, a category of personality disorders for which there is insufficient evidence for a more specific designation - that…
AUDIOTACTILE DEVICE
an assistive technology device consisting of a touch-sensitive pad and a speech synthesizer. Ultimately, the device generates a voice output…
AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIAL
a naturally produced electrical response to sound in the body. There are many types of auditory evoked potentials, but each…
AUTHORITY COMPLEX
a pattern of emotionally charged concepts of authority in an individual that are partially or completely repressed. To satisfy an…
AUTOCLITIC
n. a single unit of verbal behavior (a verbal operant) that depends on other verbal behavior, and changes the effect…