Neurology

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PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING

founded by Ivan Pavlov, a form of acquisition wherein an initially neutral stimulant, the conditioned stimulus, whenever coupled with a

PERCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT

the learning of sensory skills during physical and psychological growth.

PERMASTORE

noun. extremely long-term or lasting memory which forms following extensive training, learning, or experience. Details of algebra foreign linguistics acquired

PERSONALIZATION

noun. the modification or acclimation of something to make it particular to or more meaningful or proper for a specific

PHARMACOTHERAPY

noun. the remediation of a disorder by the delivery of drugs, in contrast to such methods as psychotherapy, surgery, or

PHYSICAL ABILITIES

with regard to organizational and industrial environments, individual traits like velocity, strength, and agility which are needed to engage in

PLACEBO EFFECT

a clinically substantial reaction to a therapeutically inert compound or non-particular remediation. It is now recognized that placebo effects comes

DECEPTION RESEARCH

Used in research where the participants are not told everything about the research. See active deception- double deception- passive deception.

DEHOAXING

The debriefing of people who have been involved in deception research.

DENDRITIC BRANCHING

Patttern of dendrites from a neuron.

DEUTAN COLOR BLINDNESS

Colour blindness where green is not seen properly or is confused with red.

DIATHESIS-STRESS MODEL

Theory stating that mental and physical disorders develop from genetic or biological predisposition combined with stress.

DIFFUSE-STATUS CHARACTERISTICS

Qualitites a person sees in others when estimating their value socially, ability and relative competency. See expectation states theory- status

DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY

Form of construct validity shown by measuring the constructs conceptually unrelated and o not correlate with data.

DISSENT

1. Disagreement with the majority of opinion. 2. Disagreement with governement policies. See civil disobedience- passive resistance.

DOCTRINE OF FORMAL DISCIPLINE

An idea that the mind can be trained to learn by studying some fields first that will make is easier

DREAM INCORPORATION

The integration of accidental stimulus in a dream.

DUSTBOWL EMPIRICISM

The approach to science and social science consisting of making empirical observations and collecting data rather than establishing a theoretical

EASTERBROOK HYPOTHESIS

Where the range of cues attended to is inversely related to the degree of arousal.

EDUCATIONAL QUOTIENT (EQ)

The ratio of educational age to chronological age as a percetage.