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Psychology Terms -Allophone
A variant form of a single phoneme, exemplified as the voiced non-fricative /r/ in "row" or the voiceless fricative form in "tree." Additional instances include the allophones of the phoneme /t/ in tip (aspirated), stay (unaspirated), button (nasalized), and bottle (laterally articulated).
A variant form of a single phoneme, exemplified as the voiced non-fricative /r/ in "row" or the voiceless fricative form in "tree." Additional instances include the allophones of the phoneme /t/ in tip (aspirated), stay (unaspirated), button (nasalized), and bottle (laterally articulated).
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Psychology Terms – Alloplastic
Pertaining to adaptability through modification of the external environment.
Pertaining to adaptability through modification of the external environment.
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Psychology Terms - All-or-none law
A fundamental principle about nerve impulses, stating that the power or intensity of a stimulus does not influence the characteristics of the action potential it triggers, however it may impact the frequency of action potentials generated. Also referred to as the all-or-none principle or the all-or-nothing law.
A fundamental principle about nerve impulses, stating that the power or intensity of a stimulus does not influence the characteristics of the action potential it triggers, however it may impact the frequency of action potentials generated. Also referred to as the all-or-none principle or the all-or-nothing law.
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Psychology Terms - Allport–Vernon–Lindzey Study of Values
A test intended to assess the comparative strengths of the six fundamental values delineated by German psychologist and educator Eduard Spranger (1882–1963) in his work Lebensformen (1914, English edition Types of Men, 1928), specifically theoretical, economic, artistic, social, political, and religious values. The assessment comprises a series of multiple-choice questions regarding various activities or occupations, from which the respondent selects those they find most intriguing. It is frequently seen as fundamentally a *interest inventory. Also referred to as the Study of Values. [The assessment is named after the American psychologist Gordon W. Allport (1897–1967), the English psychologist Philip E. Vernon (1905–87), and the American psychologist Gardner Lindzey (1920–2008), who collaboratively published its revised edition in 1951, following an initial version released by Allport and Vernon in 1931.]
A test intended to assess the comparative strengths of the six fundamental values delineated by German psychologist and educator Eduard Spranger (1882–1963) in his work Lebensformen (1914, English edition Types of Men, 1928), specifically theoretical, economic, artistic, social, political, and religious values. The assessment comprises a series of multiple-choice questions regarding various activities or occupations, from which the respondent selects those they find most intriguing. It is frequently seen as fundamentally a *interest inventory. Also referred to as the Study of Values. [The assessment is named after the American psychologist Gordon W. Allport (1897–1967), the English psychologist Philip E. Vernon (1905–87), and the American psychologist Gardner Lindzey (1920–2008), who collaboratively published its revised edition in 1951, following an initial version released by Allport and Vernon in 1931.]
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Psychology Terms - Alimentary canal
The tube conduit extending from the mouth to the anus, facilitating the flow of food and the process of digestion, encompassing the *pharynx, *oesophagus, *stomach, *small intestine, and *large intestine. Also referred to as the digestive tract or gastrointestinal tract.
The tube conduit extending from the mouth to the anus, facilitating the flow of food and the process of digestion, encompassing the *pharynx, *oesophagus, *stomach, *small intestine, and *large intestine. Also referred to as the digestive tract or gastrointestinal tract.
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Psychology Terms - Alimentation
Nourishment, nourishment, or support.
Nourishment, nourishment, or support.
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Psychology Terms - Aliphatic
Pertaining to fatty substances, associated with non-aromatic methane derivatives or linear organic molecules. Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons found in fuel, glue, paint thinners, and certain aerosol propellants exhibit psychotropic effects when inhaled.
Pertaining to fatty substances, associated with non-aromatic methane derivatives or linear organic molecules. Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons found in fuel, glue, paint thinners, and certain aerosol propellants exhibit psychotropic effects when inhaled.
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Psychology Terms – Alkali
Any chemical that, when dissolved in water, takes positively charged hydrogen ions and generates a caustic solution with a pH value exceeding 7. Alkalinity
The extent of alkalinity in a solution.
Any chemical that, when dissolved in water, takes positively charged hydrogen ions and generates a caustic solution with a pH value exceeding 7. Alkalinity
The extent of alkalinity in a solution.
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Psychology Terms – alkaloid
A category of physiologically active and frequently psychotropic nitrogenous bases, which occur naturally in plants, are typically colorless, crystalline, and possess a bitter taste. This group includes apomorphine, atropine, belladonna, bromocriptine, capsaicin, cocaine, codeine, crack, ergot, hyoscyamine, indole alkaloids (such as psilocybin and DMT), mescaline, morphine, muscarine, nicotine, physostigmine, quinine, reserpine, scopolamine, strychnine, and xanthine derivatives (caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline).
A category of physiologically active and frequently psychotropic nitrogenous bases, which occur naturally in plants, are typically colorless, crystalline, and possess a bitter taste. This group includes apomorphine, atropine, belladonna, bromocriptine, capsaicin, cocaine, codeine, crack, ergot, hyoscyamine, indole alkaloids (such as psilocybin and DMT), mescaline, morphine, muscarine, nicotine, physostigmine, quinine, reserpine, scopolamine, strychnine, and xanthine derivatives (caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline).
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Psychology Terms – Allaesthesia
A disruption of the body schema when tactile stimuli on one side of the body are sensed on the opposite side, typically resulting from a lesion in the cerebral cortex, brainstem, or spinal cord. Also spelled allesthesia.Also referred to as allochiria.
A disruption of the body schema when tactile stimuli on one side of the body are sensed on the opposite side, typically resulting from a lesion in the cerebral cortex, brainstem, or spinal cord. Also spelled allesthesia.Also referred to as allochiria.
