Neurology

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EGO-DYSTONIC

Psychoanalytical theory. Where we describe impulses wishes and thoughts that are repugnant to the ego and self.

EMBEDDEDNESS OF AN ATTITUDE

The extent where an attitude is linked to other cognitive structures in memory. See attitude system- belief system- interattitudinal consistency.

EMPIRICAL GROUNDING

Practice of anchoring theoretical terms to scientifically measurable events.

ENCODING

Converting sensory input into a form able to be processed and deposited in the memory.

ENTITATIVITY

The extent that a group is consideredd to be one entity rather than a group of many individual entities. Also

EPINEPHRINE

A catecholamine neurotransmitter and adrenal hormone that is the end product of metabolising tyrosine. Also called adrenaline.

ERRORLESS LEARNING

Method of learning where errors are eliminated by training.

EVALUATION OBJECTIVE

Any purposes of evaluating a program.

EXISTENTIAL CRISIS

1. A stage or turning point where the person is faced with finding meaning and purpose in life. 2. A

EXPERIMENTAL HYPOTHESIS

The premise describing what the experimenter hopes to achieve.

EXTERNAL BOUNDARY

Boundary between the ego and external reality that is different from the internal boundary between the ego and id. Also

LEARNING THEORY

A theory which sets out to explain the learning process itself. This term is actually an umbrella term for smaller

LEXICAL HYPOTHESIS

the theory that important natural characteristics and traits unique to individuals have become intrinsically embedded in our natural-language lexicon over

LINGUISTIC DETERMINISM

a hypothesis first proposed by the U.S. linguists Edward Sapir (1884 - 1939) and Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897 - 1941)

LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY

a term to describe the general movement of a organism or object from one area to another.

LOUDNESS

is a subjective measure of sound which can be determined by the intensity of certain component of 'sound' such as

MANAGED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION (MBHO)

a body of professionals which specialize in the organisation, management, administration and provision of health care benefits of health organizations.

MASS PSYCHOLOGY

Is the collective term used to describe the range of psychological and emotional processes which occur throughout a population of

MATHEMATICAL ABILITY

is the ability, whether learnt or perceived as natural capability to process numerical data and conclude a mathematical calculation based

MEDIATED GENERALIZATION

is when a conditioned response is actioned by a stimuli which is entirely different from but still associated with the