CAMPTOCORMIA
n. a medical condition wherein the back is flexed or bent forward at an uncomfortable-looking angle of 30 to 90…
CANNIBALISM
n. the uncontrollable urge to consume human flesh. Pathological in nature, this urge to devour a fellow human being is…
CARDIAC MUSCLE
n. a specialized type of muscle found in the heart. It is composed of involuntary, striated muscles with branching fibers…
CARE OF YOUNG
n. a parental behavior which manifests as the care and rearing of one's offspring. An instinctive reaction among animals, parents…
CAROTID ARTERY
n. a major artery (common carotid artery) which supplies oxygenated blood to the head, face, and neck. It ascends as…
CASANOVA COMPLEX
n. a strong desire that drives a man to make as many sexual conquests or take as many lovers as…
CATAPHASIA
n. a speech disorder in which there is involuntary yet successive repetition of the same word or same phrase. It…
CATCH-UP GROWTH
n. a phase of accelerated growth following a period of delayed and retarded growth. The latter often occurs because of…
CATEGORY TEST
n. a test which presents each participant with a series of six sub-tests, each set being assigned a number and…
CAUSAL AMBIGUITY
n. a scenario in which there are at least two kinds of phenomena operating in the same situation, and it…
CAUSE-AND-EFFECT DIAGRAM
n. in management and economics, refers to an analytical tool which graphically illustrates the flow of cause and effect. Also…
CELL DIVISION
n. the division of a parent cell to form two daughter cells. The process involves the division of the nucleus,…
CENTER OF GRAVITY
n. the theoretical central axis of the body which serves as a main point of balance. It is the location…
COMPUTER SIMULATION
1. with regard to cognitive psychology, a method wherein a design of mental processes is put to work as a…
CONCENTRATION
noun. 1. the action of gathering together or concentrating. 2. the amount of a compound dissolved into a liquid or…
CONCEPTUAL MODEL
1. a plot or drawing employed to symbolize the correlations between two things and their traits in a visual way.…
CONCRETE ATTITUDE
postulated by American neurologist Kurt Goldsetin, a mental state which is guided toward certain items and automatic stimulants. Someone who…