Neurology

n23

WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)

a test which necessitates that involved parties deduce from feedback how to organize a sequence of cards depicting many different

XXXX SYNDROME

a chromosomal disorder wherein a female has four X chromosomes instead of the typical couple. Impacted females usually have small

TENSION REDUCTION

relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.

TEST-WISE

adjective. describing people who have taken a large amount of tests and are thus, more adept at taking tests than

THERAPY

1. treatment of physical, cognitive, or behavioral disorders or illness. 2. reference: psychotherapy.

THURSTONE ATTITUDE SCALES

a direct attitude measure which consists of generating a large group of statements modeled to show ranging degrees of negativity

TOOL OF INTELLECTUAL ADAPTATION

a technique of thinking, learning, or recalling of a problem-solving method which kids internalize from their interplay with more competent

TRANSDUCTION

noun. the procedure wherein one type of energy is transformed into another type, particularly sensory transduction: the conversion of the

TRAUMA

noun. 1. an occurrence wherein an individual sees or experiences a risk to their own life or physical safety or

TUNING CURVE

a graph of neuronal reaction as an operation of a ongoing stimulant attribute, like wavelength,, orientation, or frequency. A neuron

UNCONSCIOUS LEARNING

the acquiring of tacit knowledge.

UTILITY

noun. 1. With regard to making decisions and economic theory, the subjective worth of some result to a person in

VARIMAX ROTATION

in factor analysis, a technique involved in orthogonal rotation which tries to enhance the amount of near-0 and near-1 loadings

VERBATIM RECALL

remembering of the precise wording of verbal substance.

VISUAL ATTENTION

the procedure by which one object, the objective, is chosen for study from among many competitor objects, the distractors.

VISUAL-SPATIAL ABILITY

the capacity to understand and idealize visual symbolizations and spatial associations in learning and in the carrying out of jobs

WAITING-LIST CONTROL GROUP

a management group, generally randomized, which will be recipient to the identical intervention chosen to the experimental groups but at

WITHERSPOON EXCLUDABLES

prospective jurors who are so against the death penalty that they're not willing to consider it as an choice for

YERKES-DODSON LAW

a law postulating that the association between drive and action can be signified by an inverted U-curve .

TENTING

noun. lengthening and stretching of the vagina and raising of the uterus during the aroused and calm stages of the