UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE
the role an outlook can play in attaining rewards, avoiding punishments, or both. An individual may take on a positive…
ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION
a type of psychosurgery wherein noise waves of a frequency of 1000 kHz are exerted through trephine openings in the…
UNCERTAINTY FACTOR
with regard to psychological aesthetics, a trait of a work of art which is correlated with elevated positive scores on…
UNCONSCIOUS PERCEPTION
a phenomenon, the presence of which is highly debated, wherein a stimulant which isn't consciously interpreted still impacts actions.
UNDERINTENSITY
noun. a state wherein one or all of the following are beneath the optimal level: stimulation, dedication, effort, assertiveness, and…
UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION
any depressive disorder, which is, any mood disorder marked by at least one major depressive episode or an extended time…
UNSOCIABLE
adjective. lacking sociability due to a disinclination to engage in interaction and shape unions with other people.
UPWARD COMMUNICATION
peened and spoken messages which begin with people lower in the hierarchy of an establishment and which progress upward to…
UTILITARIANISM
an ethical theory based upon the premise that the good is to be explained as that which brings the most…
ULTRASOUND
noun. noise whose frequency goes beyond the wide range of audibility of human beings, which is, beyond 20 kHz. With…
UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
a standard which it is impossible to gauge correctly on both the placement and the momentum of a particle at…
UNCONSCIOUS PROCESS
1. With regard to psychoanalytic theory, a psychical procedure which occurs within the unconscious. 2. With regard to cognitive psychology,…
UNIFIED POSITIVISM
an approach to the dilemma of the fragmentation of psychology which desires and attempts to unify the field by stressing…
UNIPOLAR MANIA
a bipolar disorder wherein just manic episodes have taken place. With the exception of some rare cases, manic episodes have…
UNIVERSAL DESIGN
a quality of an item or developed surroundings so conceived as to make it maximally usable and comfortable for individuals…
UNSPECIFIED MENTAL RETARDATION
the diagnosis rendered whenever a person is assumed to have cognitive retardation but is too seriously handicapped or uncooperative to…