CONFABULATION
noun. The misrepresentation of memory wherein holes in recollection are filled in by manufactured tellings that the person believes to…
CONFRONTATION NAMING
any process that mandates the identification of an item shown visually or its image-related symbolization.
CONSERVATION WITHDRAWAL
a reaction to tangible or emotional antagonists wherein someone is likely to remove themselves from friends and family, grow tired,…
CONSUMER CHARACTERISTICS
character traits or people or masses of people engaged in acquiring, using, and throwing away economic services and goods, inclusive…
CONTEXT-INDEPENDENT LEARNING
the learning of a trade or method separate of a certain scenario wherein the trade will be used.
CONTRAST ERROR
a kind of rating error wherein the analysis of an objective individual in a set of people is impacted by…
CONVERSION THERAPY
a highly dubious and typically unapproved form of therapy based upon the assumption that homosexuals might come to be heterosexual.
CORTICAL ACTIVATION
stimulation of areas of the cerebral or cerebellar cortexes. Attainment is possible through sensory arousal or mental tasks, and more.
COUNTERBALANCING
the procedure involved in organizing a sequence of trial and error conditions or remedies in a way that lessens the…
CROSS-VALIDATION
noun. A model-evaluation technique wherein the legitimacy of a design is examined by rendered new information upon it.
CULTURAL SPECIFICITY OF EMOTIONS
the discovery that the facilitators and the displays of feelings vary significantly in individuals of varying cultures and communities.
CYBERNETIC THEORY
founded by American mathematician Norbert Wiener, the analysis of how equipment or machine systems can be ordered to control and…
ACADEMIC APTITUDE
holding enough ingenuity to comprehend a task at hand and carry out a cognitive act. Such abilities may be learned…
ACROTOMOPHILIA
noun. An unhealthy intrigue applying to amputations. Some persons may become sexually excited by amputees.
ADOLESCENCE
the stage of development which begins with the pubescent years around the age of ten and continues up until physical…
AFFILIATIVE NEED
proposed by American psychologist Henry Alexander Murray, the basic human urge to look for collaborative, unthreatening relationships with other people…
AGREEABLENESS
the propensity to behave in a cooperative, not self-serving way, viewed as one aspect of a dimension of singular diversities