NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
is the removal, prevention or negative reinforcement of a stimulus of a response which will increase the likelihood of that…
NEURAL INTEGRATION
is the algebraic representation and summation of any excitatory or inhibitory postsynaptic potentials which govern the potential for firing in…
NEUROTIC DEPRESSION
defines any major depressive episode which is without psychotic features.
NONDEMAND PLEASURING
gentle touching of a significant other's body for the carnal satisfaction involved, with no assumption of carnal arousal. With regard…
NREM SLEEP
non-rapid-eye-movement sleep: times of sleep wherein dreaming, as implied by rapid eye movements (REM), generally doesn't arise. During these times,…
OFF-TIME LIFE EVENTS
life events which arise at atypical or unpredicted times in the life span for members of a chosen populace.
ORGANIC RETARDATION
failure of an organ or organ system to grow normally due to an inherited flaw, dietary insufficiency, or hormonal disorder.…
ORIENTING RESPONSE
1. a behavioral reaction to a changed, new, or abrupt stimulant, for instance, turning one's head toward the location of…
PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
one of two departments of the ANS, the other being the SNS. Structurally, it consist of the part of the…
PATHOGENIC
adjective. Adding to illness or leading toward pathology. An agent is recognized as a pathogen.
PERCEIVED SELF
the subjective appraisal of private factors which one renders to their self.
PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR LEARNING
the acquiring of a skill which necessitates connecting the perceptual discrimination of imperative stimulants with adequate motor reactions.
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS
writings, documentations, and alike material generated by an individual who, whenever assessed in personal-document analysis, might render knowledge upon that…
PERSPECTIVE THEORY
a theory proposing that self-reports of outlooks on rating scales rely on the content and position of an individual
PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY
the department of psychology which analyzes the philosophical dilemmas pertaining to the discipline and the philosophical presumptions which underlie its…
PIAGETIAN THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
the theory of cognitive development posited by Jean Piaget, in accordance with intelligence that cultivates during four major phases: (i)…