Neurology

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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

CORTISOL

noun. A corticosteroid hormone possessing glucocorticoid functions which elevate the amount of sugar in the bloodstream. Commonly referred to as

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

DECALAGE

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development about the invariant order that cognitive developments occur in. See horizontal or vertical decalage.

ABSTRACT INTELLIGENCE

the capacity to think more generally and look at objects and situations as a whole versus as their individual parts.

ACHIEVEMENT

noun. 1. the actual achievement of an intended target, or the target itself.

ACTIVE INTERMODAL MAPPING

the potential of small babies to incorporate data from more than one sense. This intellectual capability is deemed to underlie

ADDICTION

a place of being physically or psychologically dependent upon substances such as drugs and alcohol. Commonly referred to as substance

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