AD HOC CATEGORY
a classification created to satisfy a particular qualification or need, typically in the second it is required. For instance, one…
AFTERIMAGE
noun. The visual which stays present even after a stimulant ceases or is taken away. A positive doesn't happen very…
ALGOPSYCHALIA
noun. tangible aches acknowledged by the complainant as existing in a cognitive or emotional capacity rather than being of physical…
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
introduced by a German psychologist, Alois Alzheimer, an advanced illness of the brain stemming from large amounts of destruction of…
ANAL PERSONALITY
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a trend of character traits thought to result from the anal stage of psychosexual developing,…
ANTICIPATORY MOVEMENT
an instinctive movement based on (a) predicted changes in the environment (e.g., predictive smooth eye or hand movements to track…
APPARENT MOVEMENT
an illusion of motion or change of size that is cued by visual tricks. For example, a person sitting in…
APTITUDE-TREATMENT INTERACTION
a hypothesis that certain patterns of aptitudes respond better to certain sets of treatments. For example, people with higher spatial…
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
a sub discipline of computer science that aims to produce programs and articles that simulate human intelligence. AI researchers often…
ASSOCIATIVE CLUSTERING
the tendency for items with preexisting associations in memory to be recalled together during the verbal recall of a word…
AUDITORY STIMULUS
any stimulus capable of eliciting auditory sensation. This usually refers to a distinct airborne sound, but can also include vibration…
AUTOMATIZATION
n. 1. the practice of a skill or habit to the point whereby it becomes routine and requires little if…
AVIATION PSYCHOLOGY
refers to a specialty in applied psychology that focuses on understanding human psychology as it relates to the operation and…
BALDWIN EFFECT
refers to the influence on intraspecies evolution of phenotypic plasticity. That is, the capability of an organism to be flexible…
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
n. any modification in behavior (mainly human) in public health. The change may happen spontaneously and involuntarily without any intevention,…
BEHAVIORAL PHENOTYPE
n. a syndrome which is genetic or chromosomal in origin. It manifests as cognitive, motor, linguistic, and behavioral abnormalities which…