ANTIANDROGEN
n. a substance that inhibits or blocks the effects of androgenic hormones on the tissues and areas that they were…
ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
counseling, therapeutic, or educational services provided to individuals or families before they undergo a significant change in their lives. Examples…
ANTIHARASSMENT POLICIES
policies, rules and procedures adopted and developed by an organization or institution to prevent and do away with harassment due…
ANTISOCIAL AGGRESSION
any deliberate and proactive act of aggression that has socially destructive and undesirable consequences for another person. Compare also prosocial…
ANXIETY HIERARCHY
a series of graduated (least to most) anxiety- arousing stimuli or situations, centering on a specific source of anxiety for…
APOSEMATIC
adj. having bright colors or patterns or other distinctive morphology to indicate that an insect or amphibian is generally dangerous…
APPROPRIATE DEATH
the death a person would choose if given the opportunity - which is heavily influenced by perception. The concept draws…
ARCHIMEDES SPIRAL
a simple spiral, formed by a curve whose tangent is maintained at a constant angle, for example, a slinky toy…
ARIZONA V FULMINANTE
a legal case resulting in an influential 1991 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that a confession that has been coerced cannot…
AROUSAL JAG
an increase of activation followed by a sudden decrease, often accompanied by laughter to signify a release of tension. The…
ARREST REACTION
an instant behavioral response, usually studied in cats, characterized by freezing.
ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE
any language or language-like system that is not thought to be a natural language. This includes invented languages, such as…
ASCH SITUATION
an experimental paradigm commonly used to study conformity to group opinion. Participants are led to believe that they are making…