Neurology

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APPROACH-APPROACH CONFLICT

an emotionally conflicted situation involving a choice between two equally desirable but incompatible goals, for example, a person may want

AROUSAL THEORY

1. the theory that the physical environment can affect arousal levels by stimulating brain-based mechanisms. Stress and arousal are created

ASSESSMENT

1. in general, refers to the judgment of the quality, worth, importance, or value of something or someone. 2. may

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