CONVERGENCE
noun. The rotation of both eye balls inward in the direction of light so the visual lies on correlating spots…
CORRECT REJECTION
with regard to signal detection tasks, a correct choice made by the involved party that an objective stimulant does not…
COVERT EXTINCTION
a covert conditioning process wherein the patient initially visualizes engaging in an undesired action and subsequently visualizes not being praised…
CROSS-ADAPTATION
noun. The modification in the vulnerability to one stimulant elicited by acclimation to another stimulant.
CULTURAL EPOCH THEORY
the once effective, but now widely disgraced theory that all people cultures go through like phases of economic and social…
CUMULATIVE RESPONSE CURVE
a collective documentation, in graphical display, of the replies in a conditioning trial and error process. An absence of a…
ABSTRACT INTELLIGENCE
the capacity to think more generally and look at objects and situations as a whole versus as their individual parts.
ACTIVE INTERMODAL MAPPING
the potential of small babies to incorporate data from more than one sense. This intellectual capability is deemed to underlie…
AFFECT DISPLAY
a behavior which acts as a sign of emotion which can be seen visually in the manner it is displaced,…
AGENTIC ORIENTATION
stressing accomplishment, being proactive, attaining goals, and commemorating a legacy for yourself, which might be displayed via certain characteristics, like…
ALLPORT'S PERSONALITY TRAIT THEORY
Gordon W. Allport's doctrine said a person's character traits are the vital points to the individuality and persistence of their…
AMBIVALENT SEXISM
a kind of discrimination that is marked by the simultaneous existence of unfavorable and favorable outlooks directed at 1 of…
ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSFERENCE
with regard to psychoanalysis, the comprehension of a person's formative unions and encounters with others retold through their viewpoint to…
ANORTHOSCOPIC PERCEPTION
natural distortions created when a viewed stimulus is moving in a stilted or interrupted fashion. For example, when viewed through…
ANXIOUS DEPRESSION
refers to a major depressive episode accompanied by high levels of anxiety and fear.
APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
the application of the theories, principles, and techniques of psychology to clinical settings, for example, the treatment of psychopathology, educational…