ACHIEVEMENT TEST
a norm-referenced and standardized test- the main goal of this examination is to calculate a persons existing skill level or…
ACTIVITY-PASSIVITY
in psychoanalytical principle, polarities classifying instinctive aims. Freud claimed that desires are constantly active however their aims may be active…
ADDITIVE SCALE
a measure including every degree dispensed consistently so that a significant outcome could be acquired by addition
AFFECTIVE AGGRESSION
in which they are sentimental responses to a disliked condition or way of being, which are likely to be centered…
AGGRESSION
noun. when one's actions are influenced by feelings of competition, rage, or violence, thereby producing injury to, or the deterioration…
ALPHA WAVE
with regard to electroencephalography, a kind of low-magnitude neurological wave (with a range of 8-12 Hz) frequently documented from the…
AMINE HORMONE
virtually any of a category of specific substance compounds that house a sole amino acid that has been changed into…
ANCHORING BIAS
the propensity, in establishing impressions or providing quantitative assessments of a being under circumstances of doubt, to pass on tremendous…
ANTECEDENT
1. an event preceding or occasioning another event - setting the stage for a particular response. 2. In linguistics, the…
APATHETIC HYPERTHYROIDISM
a condition commonly associated with thyrotoxicosis. In contrast to other hyper-thyroid conditions, this condition is usually characterized by lethargy or…
AROUSAL SYSTEM
a diffuse system of nerve cells that controls arousal by activating both the central nervous system and the autonomic nervous…
ASYNCHRONY
n. refers to a lack of temporal correspondence in the development of different processes. For example, there is a time…
ATTENUATION
1. the lessening or weakening in strength, value, or quality of a stimulus or other factor, for example, a medication…
AUDITORY CLOSURE
the ability to fill in parts of words that were omitted in an auditory presentation - this usually occurs in…
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY
1. one type of episodic memory comprising of vivid memories including the time and place of events. 2. May also…
AUTOSHAPING
n. a method of shaping a behavior using rewards only elicited by responses. It is most commonly used with pigeons…
BABKIN REFLEX
refers to an innate neonatal reflex whereby infants open their mouths and twist their heads in response to pressure placed…
BASELINE ASSESSMENT
n. a measure of what humans and animals are significantly able to attain at a particular point in their development.…