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…
ASIAN INFLUENZA
a type of influenza caused by the II2N2 strain of influenza virus, which was initially recorded in north China in…
ASSORTATIVE MATING
a type of mating behavior in which mates are chosen based on specific traits (e.g., attractiveness, similarity of body size…
ATTENTIONAL CAPTURE
the unintentional focusing of attention, for example by a change in a stimulus, which interrupts other processing - for example,…
AUDIOVISUAL TRAINING
instruction or training using audio aids, visual aids, or both. Examples of such include films, slides, filmstrips, videotapes, audiotapes, television,…
AUTHORITARIAN PERSONALITY
a distinct personality pattern that is characterized by (a) a preoccupation with power and status, (b) strict adherence to simplified…
AUTONOMOUS DEPRESSION
1. a major depressive episode that that may come on suddenly, but lack an identifiable obvious psychosocial stressor. See also…
AXO-AXONAL SYNAPSE
refers to a synapse between two nerve cells in which the nerve impulse travels from axon to axon, rather than…
BARNUM EFFECT
n. an individual's tendency to accept concepts personally, no matter how vague and generalized they may be. Thus, people tend…
BEHAVIORAL APPROACH SYSTEM (BAS)
n. one of two motivational systems which govern human and animal behavior. Activated by incentive motivation, the response is towards…