CATECHOL-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE
n. an enzyme which specifically deactivates catecholamines. In the process of deactivating and degrading dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine, this enzyme…
CAUSAL LAW
n. A condition of consistent and invariant relationship between phenomena such that the Law of Cause and Effect applies. Here,…
CCTV SYSTEM
abbreviation for Closed Circuit Television System. Refers to the installation of a set of video cameras, monitors, and recording devices…
CELL-MEANS MODEL
n. in inferential statistics, refers to any one among the linear analysis of variance (ANOVA) models used to determine the…
COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE SCREENING TEST (CAST)
an exam generated by studies from the armed forces and putt o work in the mid 1980's to generate a…
CONCEPT FORMATION
the procedure by which someone abstracts a customary concept from certain examples. Commonly referred to as concept acquisition.
CONCEPTUALLY DRIVEN PROCESS
a cognitive process which centers mostly on the significant facets of a stimulant instead of its perceptual facets. This is…
CONCRETE PICTURE
a cognitive symbolization that is based upon a certain item or occurrence in the tangible world with little, if any,…
CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE
the act of releasing someone from a psychiatric hospital with the burden of specific stipulations and restrictions, under which the…
CONDITIONED TASTE AVERSION
the correlation of the taste of liquid or food with a negative stimulant, resulting in a quite swift and everlasting…
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
a scenario wherein people or teams are attracted to the quest of objectives or results that are incohesive with the…
CONFUSIONAL PSYCHOSIS
a type of cycloid psychosis wherein disruptions of mental procedures are explained by German psychiatrist Karl Leonhard, a form of…
CONGRUENCE
noun. 1. basically, joint consent, unity, or acclimation with others. 2. with regard to the phenomenological personality theory of Carl…
CONNECTED DISCOURSE
a fairly lengthy and incorporated part of language, like a penned disagreement or oral discussion.
CONSCIOUSNESS
noun. 1. the sensation that human beings claim to encounter, inclusive of cognitive details spanning from somatic and sensory interpretation…
CONSERVATISM
1. a state of mine marked by positive respect for the past or the norm and at times, by distrust…