COVARIATION
noun. A union between two sensations so that there is a step-by-step correspondence between differing of one and of the…
CRITICAL THINKING
a type of structured, problem-oriented thought wherein the person challenges concepts or plausible resolutions for mistakes or setbacks.
CUE-OVERLOAD PRINCIPLE
the standard that a recollecting cue begins to lose efficacy with regard to assisting recollection as objects correlated with that…
CULTURE CHANGE
the altering of a society's culture, whether it is slowly, or quickly due to influence from different cultures.
DATA SNOOPING
1. searching for unexpected, post-hoc impacts in a set of information. 2. analyzing information prior to an experiment being performed,…
ACCESSIBILITY OF AN ATTITUDE
the probability of a specific attitude being evoked from recollection upon confronting the attitude object.
ACTIVATIONAL EFFECT
a temporary chemical influence which usually produces a brief variation in performance or physical motion in mature animals. For instance,…
ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR
1. the standard of day-after-day functioning in jobs that is needed for someone to satisfy very common positions in their…
ADVERSE IMPACT
the damaging or unwanted impact on select sects of employment or various other businesses considered to be prejudiced. Commonly referred…
AMBIGUOUS FIGURE
a character that can be construed in varying ways, or in such a way that the viewpoint appears to fluctuate.
ANNULOSPIRAL ENDING
a specific type of nerve fiber ending whereby the fiber is wrapped around muscle fiber near the center of the…
APPERCEPTION
n. 1. the process of perceiving something consciously and mindfully. 2. the mental process bv which a perception or an…
ARBITRARY SYMBOL
a linguistic sign, for example, a verbally spoken word, that bears no obvious resemblance to the thing or concept signified.…
ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY
1. a memory of a past event or place that may occur by recalling something associated with it. 2. retrieval…