ANNUAL CYCLE
an innate pattern of behavior that recurs on an annual basis. For example, prior to hibernation, which occurs around the…
ANTERIOR PITUITARY
refers to the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland in the brain. Also known as adenohypophysis.
ANTHROPOSCOPY
the act of judging the body type and shape of an individual via inspection, as opposed to via empirical or…
ANTICIPATORY COPING
a stress-management technique enacted prior the encountering of a stressful event. It may involve minimizing the problems associated with the…
ANTIPSYCHOTICS
n. pharmacological agents used in the treatment of schizophrenia, mania, delirium, and other forms of thought disorder and uncontrolled behavioral…
ANXIETY DISTURBANCE
a partially genetic condition characterized by a marked, persistent, and excessive amounts of worry that cause a significant degree of…
ANXIOUS-AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT
in the strange situation experiment, designed by Mary Ainsworth, a form of attachment whereby an infant explores only minimally and…
APOPLECTICUS
A form of the word apoplectic, meaning enraged. |defined by Greek physician Hippocrates (c. 460-c. 311 BCE)
APPERCEPTION
n. 1. the process of perceiving something consciously and mindfully. 2. the mental process bv which a perception or an…
APPLIED SPORT PSYCHOLOGY
the study of sport psychology in a research setting with the aim of enhancing or making consistent the performance of…
APPROACH-APPROACH CONFLICT
an emotionally conflicted situation involving a choice between two equally desirable but incompatible goals, for example, a person may want…
AREA SAMPLING
one of many methods of selecting individuals for research. Generally, specific neighborhoods, streets, homes, or other geographic areas are designated…
ARISTOTELIAN METHOD
refers to an approach to knowledge emphasizing deductive (i.e., not primarily empirical) procedures - for example, deducing conclusions from similar…