Neurology

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CROSS-MODAL TRANSFER

acknowledgement of an item via a feeling that varies from the feeling that is was initially introduced by.

CULTURAL NORM

a cultural regulation, moral, or guideline which designates an approved and proper action within the framework of a particular society

CURVILINEAR CORRELATION

an operational union between variables which isn't in the form of a straight line on a graph.

DECENTRALIZATION

Removing people from a central base to outlying areas.

ABSTRACT THINKING

employing an abstract attitude- a way of thinking in which a person can acknowledge the presence of all factors of

ACHIEVEMENT TEST

a norm-referenced and standardized test- the main goal of this examination is to calculate a persons existing skill level or

ACTIVITY-PASSIVITY

in psychoanalytical principle, polarities classifying instinctive aims. Freud claimed that desires are constantly active however their aims may be active

ADDITIVE SCALE

a measure including every degree dispensed consistently so that a significant outcome could be acquired by addition

AFFECTIVE AGGRESSION

in which they are sentimental responses to a disliked condition or way of being, which are likely to be centered

AGGRESSION

noun. when one's actions are influenced by feelings of competition, rage, or violence, thereby producing injury to, or the deterioration

ALPHA WAVE

with regard to electroencephalography, a kind of low-magnitude neurological wave (with a range of 8-12 Hz) frequently documented from the

AMINE HORMONE

virtually any of a category of specific substance compounds that house a sole amino acid that has been changed into

ANCHORING BIAS

the propensity, in establishing impressions or providing quantitative assessments of a being under circumstances of doubt, to pass on tremendous

ANTECEDENT

1. an event preceding or occasioning another event - setting the stage for a particular response. 2. In linguistics, the

APATHETIC HYPERTHYROIDISM

a condition commonly associated with thyrotoxicosis. In contrast to other hyper-thyroid conditions, this condition is usually characterized by lethargy or

APPROACH

n. a particular strategy or means of study used to achieve a goal or purpose. Also refers to the movement

AROUSAL SYSTEM

a diffuse system of nerve cells that controls arousal by activating both the central nervous system and the autonomic nervous

ASSERTION

n. 1. the forceful, sometimes aggressive, statement of beliefs, claims, or rights on another person 2. in sport, the use

ASYNCHRONY

n. refers to a lack of temporal correspondence in the development of different processes. For example, there is a time

ATTENUATION

1. the lessening or weakening in strength, value, or quality of a stimulus or other factor, for example, a medication