Neurology

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COVERT REHEARSAL

a method wherein either elaborative or rote repetitive practicing in one's mind or actions or terms is employed to better

CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

a department of psychology which examines likeness and difference in human actions spanning various cultures and recognizes the varying psychological

CULTURAL EPOCH THEORY

the once effective, but now widely disgraced theory that all people cultures go through like phases of economic and social

CUMULATIVE RESPONSE CURVE

a collective documentation, in graphical display, of the replies in a conditioning trial and error process. An absence of a

DECALAGE

Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development about the invariant order that cognitive developments occur in. See horizontal or vertical decalage.

ABSTRACT LEARNING

mastery of ideas, theories, and notions, and how they work together

ACHIEVEMENT DRIVE

noun. A powerful drive to complete a task to the best of one's abilities and, frequently, to become acknowledged as

ACTIVE LEARNING

1. education which happens in the course of the active functional performance of a job or intellectual procedure. Commonly referred

ADDITIVE BILINGUALISM

the sociolinguistic circumstance that occurs when another dialect is implemented by a speaking region while not having intimidated the presence

AFFECTION

noun. Emotions of sensitivity and closeness, particularly when said emotions are not of a sexual nature.

AGENTIC STATE

an emotional or mental condition which takes place in cases when people who work beneath the authority of others within

ALOGIA

noun. failing to communicate due to the fact of disorder in the CNS. A type which is not quite as

AMBULATORY SERVICES

cognitive wellness, guidance, or healthcare services offered on an outpatient basis, thus, not requiring the patient to be admitted to

ANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY

introduced by Carl Jung, a cohesive system wherein the mind is viewed as a composite of philosophical values, primordial images

ANOSOGNOSIA

n. the failure to acknowledge (or the complete denial of) a disorder or defect - for example, visual, speech, or

ANXIOUS-AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT STYLE

an interpersonal or relational style characterized by hesitancy in forming deeply committed relationships in case the partner leaves or abandons

APPLIED RESEARCH

research aimed toward answering a practical question, for example, a clinical question, rather than developing a theory or obtaining knowledge

AROUSAL

1. a state of physiological alertness and readiness for action. 2. a pervasive state of cortical responsiveness believed to be

ASOMATOGNOSIA

n. describes a lack of sensory awareness in one

ASTROCYTE

a star-shaped glial cell (see neuroglia) that is involved in numerous processes (extensions) that run in all directions. The processes