ACTIVE AVOIDANCE
a kind of operant conditioning where a direct behavior blocks or delays the introduction of an aversive input, like whenever…
ADAPTIVE SKILLS
events that necessitate self-management, such as managing urges, having the ability to get used to a unique surrounding, and also…
ALL-OR-NONE LAW
the idea that the magnitude of the action capacity in a chosen neuron is separate from the size of the…
AMBITENDENCY
noun. 1. the propensity to behave in contrary means, grounded in contradicting attitudinal drives. 2. a trend of unfinished motor…
ANOMALOUS TRICHROMATISM
a unique form of color-blindness in which individuals have the usual three retina cones, but one of them has a…
ANTITHESIS
1. an idea, or proposition that is opposite to or contradicts another proposition or idea. 2. in philosophy, this term…
APPETITIVE CONDITIONING
a type of Pavlovian or classical conditioning in which the unconditioned stimulus is a positive reinforcer that plays to the…
ASCH CONFORMITY EFFECT
the tendency for individuals to conform to a greater extent when in groups - particularly in situations like those studied…
ASSOCIATIVE-CHAIN THEORY
in learning theory some types of behavioral psychology (see behaviorism), a theory of how complex behaviors, including some linguistic behaviors,…
ATTENTIONAL BLINK
refers to an impairment in the ability to detect a probe (e.g., the letter X) in a rapidly presented stream…
AUDIOMETRIC ZERO
refers to the level of a pure tone of a given frequency that is minimally detectable by a person with…
AUTHORITARIAN CONSCIENCE
refers to the type of conscience that is governed by (a) the fear of an external authority or (b) the…
AUTONOMOUS ACTIVITY
in general systems theory, processes or behaviors that occur completely spontaneously, in the absence of external eliciting stimuli.
AWFULIZING
n. refers to an irrational and dramatic thought pattern, characterized by the tendency to overestimate the potential seriousness or negative…
BARGAINING
n. an attempt between two parties to agree on terms and to resolve conflict. In the process,limited resources are traded…