Neurology

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GLOBALIZATION

the term for the process of a commercial organisation moving from locally produced and distributed to a international model due

GRACEFUL DEGRADATION

the property of cognitive networks where damage to a portion of the network produces relatively little damage to overall performance

GROUP MIND

the hypothetical and transcendent consciousness that is created by fusing people's minds into a collective like a nation or a

IN VIVO DESENSITIZATION

Used to reduce and eliminate phobias when a client is exposed to stimuli that induces anxiety. The therapist will produce

INTERNALIZED SPEECH

the phrase that describes the silent speech you argue with yourself over a course of action, rehearses what one is

INTERVENTION RESEARCH

Activities designed to measure how much better a situation is after modification that is systematic and to measure or has

INTROSPECTION

Attempting to access one's own internal psychological processes directly, perceptions, judgements or states. Introspective ailj

IRRATIONAL BELIEF

or cognitive distortion is an illogical, erroneous or distorted idea, firmly held despite objective contradictory evidence. This was attributed to

JOB INVOLVEMENT

the degree to which a person identifies with their job. Job accomplishments lead to a strong sense of pride and

KINDNESS

It is a benevolent and helpful action intentionally directed towards another person, it is motivated by the desire to help

LABELING

Patient may be incomplete or misleading, because not all cases conform to the sharply defined characteristics of the standard diagnostic

LAW OF FREQUENCY

The theory that learning increases with the repetition of a process. Also known as the law of repetition.

EYEBALLING

is a term, typically classed as 'slang' which is used to describe the preliminary observance of search results or a

FACIAL-AFFECT PROGRAM

is a purely hypothetical creation based on a set of central nervous system nerves, which could be responsible for the

FAIRNESS

has a range of potential meanings, for example fairness could refer to the equal opportunity of job applicants when applying

FAMILIARITY

is a generic feeling in which a situation, event, place, person or object directly provokes a subjective feeling of recognition

FEATURE-INTEGRATION THEORY (FIT)

a two-stage theory of visual attention. In the first stage, basic features are processed automatically, independently, and in parallel. In

FIELD EXPERIMENT

an experiment that is not conducted inside a laboratory but is done outside in the real world setting. Participants are

FISHER'S R TO Z TRANSFORMATION

the mathematical transformation of the product-moment correlation coefficient to a new statistic whose sampling distribution is the normal distribution. It

FLUID INTELLIGENCE

the name of the form of intelligence that comprises all of our fluid abilities. See fluid crystallised intelligence theory.