ACTIVE INTERMODAL MAPPING
the potential of small babies to incorporate data from more than one sense. This intellectual capability is deemed to underlie…
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…
AROMATIZATION HYPOTHESIS
the hypothesis that in rodents, testicular androgens enter the brain and are converted into estrogens by the aromatase enzyme. This…
AS-IF PERSONALITY
a personality style in which the individual behaves as if he or she was well adjusted, but in fact is…
ASSUMPTION
u. 1. the premise or supposition that something is a fact, therefore, this is the act of taking something for…
ATTENTIONAL DYSLEXIA
a form of dyslexia (see alexia) in which a person is able to read words but has difficulty identifying their…
AUDITORY ACUITY
the ability to detect and discriminate between different, sometimes similar-sounding sounds. For example, auditory frequency acuity is the ability to…
AUTONOMOUS SYNTAX
the theory that syntax is a unique component of language that operates completely independently of meaning (semantics) and function (pragmatics).…
AXON TERMINAL
refers to the end of an axon or an axon branch, which forms a synapse on a neuron or other…
BASAL GANGLIA
n. a functional group of nuclei located at the base (basal area) of the forebrain. Also called basal nuclei. Consists…