ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
a sub discipline of computer science that aims to produce programs and articles that simulate human intelligence. AI researchers often…
ASSOCIATIVE CLUSTERING
the tendency for items with preexisting associations in memory to be recalled together during the verbal recall of a word…
AUDITORY STIMULUS
any stimulus capable of eliciting auditory sensation. This usually refers to a distinct airborne sound, but can also include vibration…
AUTOMATIZATION
n. 1. the practice of a skill or habit to the point whereby it becomes routine and requires little if…
AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY
refers to a specialty in applied psychology that focuses on understanding human psychology as it relates to the operation and…
BALDWIN EFFECT
refers to the influence on intraspecies evolution of phenotypic plasticity. That is, the capability of an organism to be flexible…
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
n. any modification in behavior (mainly human) in public health. The change may happen spontaneously and involuntarily without any intevention,…
BEHAVIORAL PHENOTYPE
n. a syndrome which is genetic or chromosomal in origin. It manifests as cognitive, motor, linguistic, and behavioral abnormalities which…
BILATERAL LESION
n. a lesion which specifically involves both sides of the body or an organ. It holds especially true for lesions…
BIOLOGICAL DRIVE
n. the fundamental drives which govern and affect human behavior. They pertain to the most basic physiological needs of man…
BISEXUALITY
n. the ability to be attracted to both males and females as partners. Often viewed as more of a sexual…
BODY MEMORY
n. the ability of the body to store memories unconsciously. It has a sensory recollection of traumatic experiences related to…
BRAINWASHING
n. a method which manipulates and modifies a person's emotions, attitudes, and beliefs. It utilizes intensely-persuasive, even coercive tactics in…
CANALIZATION
n. in evolutionary genetics, refers to the repression of variation by containing them within narrow bounds. In neurology, refers to…
CATCH TRIAL
n. the design of a clinical trial in which part of the experiment would be to include blank items as…
CAUTIOUS SHIFT
n. a shift in both choice and approach when making decisions as a group. People who make a decision as…
CONCEPT LEARNING
1. learning the determining components that are symbolic or typical of a certain category, or those traits that are required…
CONCURRENT SCHEDULES OF REINFORCEMENT
a process in operant conditioning wherein more than one unique support schedules, each correlated with an independent response, are in…