Neurology

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ATTENDING

n. the act of directing and sustaining attention to a person, location, object, or event. This is presumed to increase

ATYPICAL

differing from the norm in some manner - being unusual, unrepresentative, or uncharacteristic in some way.

AUDITORY STIMULUS

any stimulus capable of eliciting auditory sensation. This usually refers to a distinct airborne sound, but can also include vibration

ABC THEORY

a theory based on the RET approach developed in 1955 by Albert Ellis, proposing that Activating events are not the

A PRIORI TEST

the testing of an experiment's hypotheses prior to the actual performance of said experiment.

A-B DESIGN

a setup for experiments requiring the measurement of the dependent variable prior to onset of the experiment and again after

ABDUCTION

noun. 1. mobility of a specific body part or limb apart from the bodily figure. 2. the action of carrying