Neurology

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NEURAL PLASTICITY

otherwise known as neuroplasticity, this is the ability for a neuron to adapt and change in response to a stimulus

NEW-LOOK THEORY OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE

was first proposed by U.S. psychologists Joel Cooper and Russel H. Fazio who suggested a version of the already established

NONTRADITIONAL MARRIAGE

a marriage which veers away from the classical trends of marriage. In a culture In the United States and western

OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING 1

the collecting of data, skills, or actions by way of observing the behavior of others, either directly or through such

ONE-SHOT CASE STUDY

a research model wherein a sole group is viewed only one time after some occurrence was assumed to have been

OPTIMAL LEVEL THEORY

any theory which stresses living beings' strife to reach optimal levels of some attribute, like arousal or stimulation, tension, foraging,

ORGANISMIC MODEL

the theory that growth is directed by restraints inherent in the union across factors inside the living being as they

ORTHO-RATER

noun. a transportable visual examining gadget utilized for the swift evaluation of visual acuity, colored sight, and depth perception. A

OVERLEARNING

practice which is kept up past the place wherein the person knows or performs well. The benefits of which might

PARADOXICAL REACTION

with regard to pharmacology, a drug response which contradicts the predicted effect, for instance, worsening of anxiety following the deliverance

PARTICIPANT

noun. an individual who participates in an investigation, analysis, or experiment, for instance by performing jobs mandated by the experimenter

PATTERN

noun. a temporal or spatial arrangement of independent components to make an involved whole.

PERCEPTUAL CONSTANCY

1. the capacity to preserve a comprehension of the properties of an item, regardless of modifications in the authentic stimulant

PERIPHERAL CUE

an aspect exterior to the merits of an argument which can be utilized to supply a fairly low-effort premise for

PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT

the assessment of aspects like intellect, abilities, interests, capabilities, creative abilities, outlooks, and facets of psychological growth by many methods.

PHANTOM COLOR

a color interpreted during arousal with a black and white pattern.

PHONOLOGY

the department of language which analyzes the system of speech sounds in a language or in linguistics generally. The word

PITUITARY GLAND

a gland, pea-sized in humans, which is located at the base of the brain, linked by a stalk to the

DEGRADATION

1. Neurophysiology. When a neurotransmitter is broken down into inactive metabilites. 2. The result of a declining in value, quality