CENTER-SURROUND ANTAGONISM
n. an interaction observed between the center and the surround regions of receptive fields, particularly those of visual, photoreceptor cells…
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)
a radiographic method for swiftly generating complex, 3D visuals of the mind or other soft tissues. An X-ray beam is…
COMPUTER-ASSISTED TESTING
1. examination of traits that is rendered on, or with the help of, a computer. 2. any examination process that…
CONCEPTUALIZATION
noun. The procedure involved in constructing ideas, specifically those of a theoretical kind, from experience or incorporated information employing cognitive…
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE
with regard to Jean Piaget's theory, the 3rd primary stage of cognitive development, taking place from around seven to eleven…
CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION
a sensation that happens in the duration of an operant performance test whenever a conditioned reaction to a positive stimulant…
CONFEDERATE
noun. 1. with regard to a trial and error scenario, an assistant to the experimenter who takes on the role…
CONFLICT BEHAVIOR
actions that stem from encountering two contrastive inspirational conditions simultaneously. It frequently takes place as an outcome of an approach-avoidance…
CONFUSION OF RESPONSIBILITY
the propensity for standers-by to abstain from assisting in notemergent and emergent situations in effort to abstain from being held…
CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY
a place where elderly individuals can live with one another in a community setting, sharing meals and participating in group…
CONJUNCTIVE TASK
a team job that can't be finished effectively till all those persons belonging to the team have finished their parts…
CONSCIOUS RESISTANCE
with regard to psychoanalysis, a client's willful retainment of unaware information that has just surfaced due to worry of rejection,…
CONSERVATION WITHDRAWAL
a reaction to tangible or emotional antagonists wherein someone is likely to remove themselves from friends and family, grow tired,…
CONSTRAINT
the restriction on the functioning of a language rule in a way that it can only be used in specific…
CONSTRUCTIVE THINKING
the capacity to resolve problems in daily life with little stress resulting.
CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT
a tradition wherein the end-users of professional services advance their employment of professional service preference and their impact on when,…
CONTAINMENT
noun. with regard to objects relation theory, the idea that either the maternal party or the examiner facilitates development and…