CEREBRAL CORTEX
The gray “bark,” or surface layer of the cerebral hemispheres, containing the nerve cells involved in the higher mental processes.…
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
As used here, character development refers to the development of conscience, moral concepts, religious values, and social attitudes in the…
Conscience development
Psychologists recognize that many factors contribute to the development of conscience: parents and home life, playmates and schoolmates, teachers, neighborhood,…
Collectivist and Individualist Cultures
Collectivist cultures tend to use an authoritarian parenting style to instill cultural values or beliefs in the children. On the…
CALAMUS SCRIPTORIUS
n. a reed-like structure forming a third of the floor of the brain's fourth ventricle. Located at the caudal end,…
CANADIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (CPA)
n. the primary organization which represents all psychologists practicing their profession all over Canada. Its objectives are to promote excellence,…
CARBAMAZEPINE (CBZ)
n. a mood-stabilizing drug which acts as both an antidepressant and an anticonvulsant. (Trade name: Tegretol) It relieves pain in…
CARDIAC PSYCHOLOGY
n. a sub-specialty within health psychology and behavioral medicine that deals with guidance and education on the behavioral components surounding…
CAREER CONFERENCE
n. a vocational meeting sponsored by schools, colleges, and universities. It is an opportunity for students to meet representatives of…
CARPAL AGE
n. a person's anatomical age as can be estimated from the carpal (wrist) bones based on their degree of ossification.…
CASE HISTORY
n. a complete record of information containing all data about a patient's medical or psychological condition. It may cover health,…
CASTRATION COMPLEX
n, in psychoanalytic theory, refers to the collective feelings and fantasies associated with the child deprived of the phallus. Boys…
CATECHOLAMINE HYPOTHESIS
n. a hypothesis which suggests that a deficiency in catecholamines, such as neurotransmitters in the brain, could cause a chemical…
CAUSAL INFERENCE
n. in psychology, refers to a manner of reasoning which permits an individual to see causal relationships in events and…
CAUTIOUS SHIFT
n. a shift in both choice and approach when making decisions as a group. People who make a decision as…
CELL THEORY
n. in biology, refers to the scientific study which proposes that cells are the basic unit of structure making up…