CANNON, WALTER BRADFORD (1871-1945)
Cannon, America’s foremost physiologist, was associated with the Harvard Medical School during his entire career—first as student, then as instructor…
CATTELL, JAMES iMcKEEN (1860- 1944)
Cattell did more than any psychologist of his time to advance the cause of experimental psychology in this country. He…
CEREA FLEXIBILITAS (Waxy Flexibility)
A common symptom of catatonic schizophrenia in which the limbs of the patient remain in any position in which they…
Collectivist and Individualist Cultures
Collectivist cultures tend to use an authoritarian parenting style to instill cultural values or beliefs in the children. On the…
CAFETERIA FEEDING
n. in experimental psychology, refers to a technique applied in studying non-human species as to hunger and food preference. Under…
CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY (CPI)
n. An inventory of items designed to test the personality characterstics of adolescents and adults on four measurement classes. Consisting…
CANNABIS-INDUCED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER
n. a rare but risky psychiatric disorder which is associated with constant cannabis intoxication and dependence. It is characterized by…
CARDIAC INDEX
n. a vasodynamic measure of cardiac output, meaning the volume or fraction of blood which the left ventricle of the…
CARD-STACKING
n. in marketing and advertising, refers to the deliberate technique of overemphasizing a product's best features and suppressing other information…
CATAMNESIS
n. the medical history accumulated by a patient after being discharged from treatment. Therefore, this includes the follow-up history obtained…
CATCHMENT AREA
in human geography, refer to the geographical area and the human population which attracts external attention. In healthcare, it may…
CATEGORY MIDPOINT
in statistics, refers to a point halfway between the upper limit and the lower limit of a class or, in…
CAUDATE NUCLEUS
n. an area of nuclei found in the basal ganglia of the brain. It is an elongated and curved mass…