CRYPTIC FEMALE CHOICE
a procedure wherein females mate with many males but decide specifically which male's sperm will be the one to fertilize…
CULTURAL UNIVERSALISM
the stance that the morals, ideas, and actions symptomatic of different cultures can be seen, perceived, and evaluated in correlation…
CYCLOID PSYCHOSIS
an uncommon and dubious psychiatric disorder with three types: confusional, anxiety-happiness, and motility. It possesses indications similar to those of…
ABILITY TEST
1. a formatted or patterned way of examining mass groups of like individuals to determine the average intelligence and ability…
ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
the atmosphere in which one attempts to learn, which can aid in the learning experience or distract from and diminish…
ACTION DISORGANIZATION SYNDROME (ADS)
an illness in which damage to the frontal lobes of the brain causes people to make numerous Mistakes on multi-part…
ACUTE DEPRESSION
1. a recent, unforeseen oncoming of depression. 2. a serious bout of depression, classified by numerous more signs or symptoms,…
ADOPTION STUDY
a model of investigation that intends to ascertain an estimate of the level of genetic potential of a chosen attribute…
AHA EXPERIENCE
1. the emotional response which generally takes place whenever someone unexpectedly realizes or fully comprehends something which baffled them before.…
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
the study and documentation of many aspects of non-human animal behaviors. Typically, includes ethology, behavioral ecology, and comparative psychology. May…
ANTICIPATION
n. the imagining of a future event, which sometimes creates an affective response (a court date - anxiety, a party…
ASSOCIATIONISM
n. the theory that complex mental processes, such as thinking, learning, and memory, can be mainly explained by the associative…
ATTACHMENT
the tendency of human infants and animals to become emotionally close to certain individuals and to be calm and soothed…
ATTRIBUTION THEORY OF LEADERSHIP
a model of leadership that assumes that individuals make inferences about leadership ability by observing and interpreting different types of…