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…
ATTENTION DECREMENT
the tendency for items or events that receive less attention to be remembered more poorly than those that receive more…
ATYPICAL PSYCHOSIS
in the DSM-lll, this represented a category of psychotic disorders. In the DSM-IV-TR these are labeled as psychotic disorders not…
AUGMENTATION
n. 1. an increase in the amplitude of the average number of evoked responses, either above background noise in the…
AUTONOMIC LEARNING
a type of learning whereby the goal is to change actions in the autonomic nervous system - such as heart…
AVOIDANCE-AVOIDANCE CONFLICT
refers to a specific conflict situation where there are two equally objectionable alternatives. For example, this type of conflict occurs…
BEHAVIOR HIERARCHY
n. in the study of of behavior, refers to a ranking of possible behavioral responses based on the relative probablity…
BEHAVIORAL SEQUENCE
n. a number or combination of behavioral incidents which are geared towards a specific purpose or outcome. Thus, much of…