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Psychology Terms - alpha-fetoprotein
A protein synthesized in the liver of a human fetus. Abnormally low concentrations of amniotic fluid or maternal blood may suggest Down syndrome in the fetus, whereas abnormally high levels may indicate spina bifida.
A protein synthesized in the liver of a human fetus. Abnormally low concentrations of amniotic fluid or maternal blood may suggest Down syndrome in the fetus, whereas abnormally high levels may indicate spina bifida.
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Psychology Terms - Alpha function
In psychoanalysis, a term coined by Indian-born British psychoanalyst Wilfred R(uprecht) Bion (1897–1979) to describe the process through which the unprocessed components of sensory experience, referred to as beta elements, are converted into elements appropriate for mental assimilation, known as alpha elements.
In psychoanalysis, a term coined by Indian-born British psychoanalyst Wilfred R(uprecht) Bion (1897–1979) to describe the process through which the unprocessed components of sensory experience, referred to as beta elements, are converted into elements appropriate for mental assimilation, known as alpha elements.
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Psychology Terms - alpha male
The highest-ranked male individual within a dominance hierarchy, hook order, or pecking order. Also denoted as alpha male.
The highest-ranked male individual within a dominance hierarchy, hook order, or pecking order. Also denoted as alpha male.
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Psychology Terms – Allomone
A category of chemical molecules that serve communicative roles, excreted externally by an organism, influencing the behavior or physiology of individuals from one or more other species.
A category of chemical molecules that serve communicative roles, excreted externally by an organism, influencing the behavior or physiology of individuals from one or more other species.
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Psychology Terms – Allomorph
A variable form of a same morpheme that occurs under diverse conditions, shown by the several forms of the negative prefix in- in the words indirect, irreducible, unlikely, and ignoble.
A variable form of a same morpheme that occurs under diverse conditions, shown by the several forms of the negative prefix in- in the words indirect, irreducible, unlikely, and ignoble.
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Psychology Terms – Allopathy
Conventional pharmacological treatment for physical and mental ailments, employing medications that produce effects contrary to those of the condition, in contrast to *homeopathy
Conventional pharmacological treatment for physical and mental ailments, employing medications that produce effects contrary to those of the condition, in contrast to *homeopathy
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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.]
