ABSENT-MINDEDNESS
a position of unawareness when a person's thought processes are overwhelming enough to distract them from their surrounding environment.
ACTIVATIONAL EFFECT
a temporary chemical influence which usually produces a brief variation in performance or physical motion in mature animals. For instance,…
AFFECT REGULATION
the act of trying to change or extend one's emotional attitude or disposition.
AMELIORATION
noun. a positive development concerning the seriousness of an illness or syndrome, or a lessening of the severity of its…
APATHY SYNDROME
describes a pattern of self-preserving emotional insulation (indifference or detachment) adopted by many prisoners- of-war, for example, in an effort…
AROUSAL THEORY
1. the theory that the physical environment can affect arousal levels by stimulating brain-based mechanisms. Stress and arousal are created…
ATTITUDE OBJECT
any targets of judgment, including people, places, and things, that have an attitude or opinion associated with it.
AUTONOMIC HYPERACTIVITY
arousal of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which results in physiological symptoms like anxiety and fear (e.g., sweating, palpitations, dry…
BACKWARD CONDITIONING
refers to a procedure whereby an unconditioned stimulus is consistently presented before a neutral stimulus. This arrangement does not produce…
BEHAVIOR SETTING
n. in environmental psychology, refers to the environment as the setting for observing behavior. This setting, for instance, may include…
BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW
n. as part of the screening process, refers to an interview which elicits a specific reponse on how a person…
CONCEPTUALIZATION
noun. The procedure involved in constructing ideas, specifically those of a theoretical kind, from experience or incorporated information employing cognitive…
CONTINGENT REWARD
with regard to behaviorist theory, any societal, representative, or material advantage whose introduction to a person is determined based on…
COST-REWARD ANALYSIS
with regard to social psychology, a design which tries to depict helping behavior with respect to the supports and prices…