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Psychology Terms - Actin
A protein that associates with myosin to create the contractile protein actomyosin in muscles and participates in various physiological processes.
A protein that associates with myosin to create the contractile protein actomyosin in muscles and participates in various physiological processes.
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Psychology Terms - Abnormal psychology
A subdivision of psychology focused on the classification, origin, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and disabilities. Also referred to as psychopathology
A subdivision of psychology focused on the classification, origin, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and disabilities. Also referred to as psychopathology
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Psychology Terms – Abortion
A procedure to prematurely end a pregnancy (sometimes referred to as an induced abortion), or the natural ejection of an embryo or fetus (also known as a spontaneous abortion).
A procedure to prematurely end a pregnancy (sometimes referred to as an induced abortion), or the natural ejection of an embryo or fetus (also known as a spontaneous abortion).
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Psychology Terms- Abiogenesis
The emergence of life from inanimate substances.
The emergence of life from inanimate substances.
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Psychology Terms – Abiosis
The state of being devoid of life. abiotic adj. Nonliving or inanimate
The state of being devoid of life. abiotic adj. Nonliving or inanimate
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Psychology Terms – Ablation
Ablation refers to the surgical excision of a structure or portion of the brain or another organ in the body.
Ablation refers to the surgical excision of a structure or portion of the brain or another organ in the body.
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Psychology Terms – Ablation Experiment
A fundamental study methodology in physiological psychology, particularly prevalent in the first three-quarters of the 20th century, involves ablation to ascertain the activities of a specific nervous system region by analyzing the behavioral consequences of its surgical excision. It was initiated in 1824 by the French scientist Marie Jean Pierre Flourens (1794–1867) and is referred to as a lesion experiment
A fundamental study methodology in physiological psychology, particularly prevalent in the first three-quarters of the 20th century, involves ablation to ascertain the activities of a specific nervous system region by analyzing the behavioral consequences of its surgical excision. It was initiated in 1824 by the French scientist Marie Jean Pierre Flourens (1794–1867) and is referred to as a lesion experiment
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Psychology Terms – Ableism
Ableism refers to discrimination against individuals who are not able-bodied, or the presumption that accommodations should only serve able-bodied individuals. The word was originated by American feminists in the 1980s and subsequently employed by the Council of the London Borough of Haringey in a press release in 1986.
Ableism refers to discrimination against individuals who are not able-bodied, or the presumption that accommodations should only serve able-bodied individuals. The word was originated by American feminists in the 1980s and subsequently employed by the Council of the London Borough of Haringey in a press release in 1986.
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Psychology Terms - Ableist or ablist
1. An individual who engages in or promotes ableism. Adjective 2. Pertaining to ableism.
1. An individual who engages in or promotes ableism. Adjective 2. Pertaining to ableism.
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Psychology Terms - Abney effect
The subtle alteration in the hue of monochromatic light when its brightness is modified due to the addition of white light. A perceptual phenomenon in which a big surface, when abruptly illuminated, first appears to brighten at its center before its edges, and conversely, when the illumination is suddenly removed, it appears to darken first at its edges and subsequently at its center. [Named in honor of the English scientist and physicist Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920)]
The subtle alteration in the hue of monochromatic light when its brightness is modified due to the addition of white light. A perceptual phenomenon in which a big surface, when abruptly illuminated, first appears to brighten at its center before its edges, and conversely, when the illumination is suddenly removed, it appears to darken first at its edges and subsequently at its center. [Named in honor of the English scientist and physicist Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920)]
