DECAY THEORY
The theory that states unless we keep using something we have remembered it will eventually go away. Also called trace-decay…
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…
AGENTIC STATE
an emotional or mental condition which takes place in cases when people who work beneath the authority of others within…
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…
ATTENTIONAL NARROWING
the restricting of attention in high-stress situations to a small set of critical displays. If critical information occurs outside this…
AUDITORY AMNESIA
refers to the permanent loss of the ability to comprehend sounds or speech. See also Wernicke