WUNDT, WILHELM MAX, (1832— 1920)
Wundt, the founder of experimental psychology, was bom near Mannheim, the son of a Lutheran minister. After years of tutoring…
WERNICKE’S SYNDROME
A brain disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamins, particularly thiamine and niacin; first described in 1881 by the German…
WERTHEIMER, MAX (1880-1943)
Wertheimer, originator of the Gestalt theory, was born in Prague, studied law at the universitythen became interested in psychology and…
WHITE, WILLIAM ALANSON (1870- 1937)
White, a leading figure in the development of American psychiatry, was bom in New York City and received his medical…
WITHDRAWAL
A defensive reaction consisting of retreat from threatening situations and, in its pathological form, retreat from reality as a whole.There…
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
Mental and physical symptoms experienced when drugs are unavailable to individuals who have become addicted or habituated to them.These symptoms…
WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH
a United States Army research institute which performs a multitude of applied-research programs.
WATERFALL ILLUSION
the most widely recognized instance of a movement aftereffect, generated by observing a waterfall for a time and then switching…
WEAPONS EFFECT
escalated hostility or an elevated propensity toward aggression generated by just the sight of a weapon. If provoked, people who…
WELTANSCHAUUNG
noun. any basic comprehension of the universe, and of humankind's orientation within it, kept by a person, a society, or…
WHEELCHAIR
noun. a chair that has wheels modeled to accelerate the mobility of people not capable of walking without help. One…
WHITTEN EFFECT
the impact of chemical correspondence in eliciting ovulation. With regard to some rodent species, females ovulate whenever exposed to scents…
WILDERVANCK'S SYNDROME
a genetic disorder correlated to klippel-feil syndrome and marked by deafness and paralysis of the abducens nerve. Cranial asymmetry and…
WIN-STAY, LOSE-SHIFT STRATEGY
with regard to discrimination learning, a cognitive or behavioral method wherein a living being persists to render the same reaction…
WOLMAN'S DISEASE
a hereditary metabolic disorder marked by an insufficiency of acid lipase, an enzyme required to synthesize lipid molecules. The adrenal…
WORD-FREQUENCY STUDY
a examination wherein the frequency of to-be-recalled words is manipulated to explore the impact of this variant on later memory.…
WORK-FLOW INTEGRATION
the creation of work jobs to supply a more capable integration of activities between and across workers engaged in codependent…