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Psychology Terms - Absolute pitch
The capacity to recognize the pitch of a musical tone or to generate a designated tone at its accurate pitch, independent of any reference tone.
The capacity to recognize the pitch of a musical tone or to generate a designated tone at its accurate pitch, independent of any reference tone.
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Psychology Terms - absolute reflex
The term occasionally used by the Russian biologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849–1936) for what is typically referred to as the *unconditioned response.
The term occasionally used by the Russian biologist Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849–1936) for what is typically referred to as the *unconditioned response.
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Psychology Terms - Absolute refractory period
A refractory period, lasting up to 2 milliseconds following the initiation of an action potential, during which no stimulus can provoke another nerve impulse in the cell.
A refractory period, lasting up to 2 milliseconds following the initiation of an action potential, during which no stimulus can provoke another nerve impulse in the cell.
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Psychology Terms - absolute scale
In statistics and measurement theory, a ratio scale with a fixed unit of measurement. In reality, values on an absolute scale are typically, if not invariably, derived through enumeration.
In statistics and measurement theory, a ratio scale with a fixed unit of measurement. In reality, values on an absolute scale are typically, if not invariably, derived through enumeration.
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Psychology Terms – absolute thinking
The interpretation of personal anxieties and aspirations in absolute terms (e.g., characterizing oneself as utterly devastated by a setback); seen in certain areas of *counseling as a cognitive fallacy that constrains *insight.
The interpretation of personal anxieties and aspirations in absolute terms (e.g., characterizing oneself as utterly devastated by a setback); seen in certain areas of *counseling as a cognitive fallacy that constrains *insight.
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Psychology Terms - absolute threshold
In psychophysics, the minimal intensity of a sensory stimulus that may be perceived or consistently elicit a sensation is referred to as the absolute threshold. A common illustration is the average human absolute threshold for sound intensity at 1,000 hertz (about two octaves above Middle C), which is around 6.5 dB SPL.The initial notion of a clearly delineated threshold beneath which perception is impossible was discredited and largely forsaken following the advancement of signal detection theory, with the absolute threshold being redefined as the level detectable at a specified proportion of presentations (commonly 50 or 75 percent, although alternative percentages may also be employed). Also referred to as the absolute limen or Reiz limen (RL).
In psychophysics, the minimal intensity of a sensory stimulus that may be perceived or consistently elicit a sensation is referred to as the absolute threshold. A common illustration is the average human absolute threshold for sound intensity at 1,000 hertz (about two octaves above Middle C), which is around 6.5 dB SPL.The initial notion of a clearly delineated threshold beneath which perception is impossible was discredited and largely forsaken following the advancement of signal detection theory, with the absolute threshold being redefined as the level detectable at a specified proportion of presentations (commonly 50 or 75 percent, although alternative percentages may also be employed). Also referred to as the absolute limen or Reiz limen (RL).
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Psychology Terms - Abstinence
1. The act of refraining from alcohol or other addictive substances, or more broadly, the practice of self-restraint from certain indulgences. 2. In psychodynamic counseling and therapy, the practitioner refrains from engaging in unfettered engagement and dialogue with the client or patient. Derived from the Latin term abstinere, meaning to refrain.
1. The act of refraining from alcohol or other addictive substances, or more broadly, the practice of self-restraint from certain indulgences. 2. In psychodynamic counseling and therapy, the practitioner refrains from engaging in unfettered engagement and dialogue with the client or patient. Derived from the Latin term abstinere, meaning to refrain.
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Psychology Terms - Abstinence rule
In psychoanalysis, the structuring of treatment to reduce the compensatory fulfillment of demands associated with symptoms that the patient seeks outside the analytic context, notwithstanding the potential frustration and distress that may ensue. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) articulated a principle in his 1915 article "Observations on Transference-Love": "I assert as a fundamental principle that the patient's needs and desires should be permitted to endure within her, so they may act as motivating forces for her to engage in work and effectuate changes, and we must be cautious not to placate these forces through substitutes."
In psychoanalysis, the structuring of treatment to reduce the compensatory fulfillment of demands associated with symptoms that the patient seeks outside the analytic context, notwithstanding the potential frustration and distress that may ensue. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) articulated a principle in his 1915 article "Observations on Transference-Love": "I assert as a fundamental principle that the patient's needs and desires should be permitted to endure within her, so they may act as motivating forces for her to engage in work and effectuate changes, and we must be cautious not to placate these forces through substitutes."
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Psychology Terms - Abstinence syndrome
A constellation of signs and symptoms occurring in a drug-dependent individual who is abruptly deprived of their habitual drug supply and compelled to undergo abstinence (1).
A constellation of signs and symptoms occurring in a drug-dependent individual who is abruptly deprived of their habitual drug supply and compelled to undergo abstinence (1).
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Psychology Terms - Abstract attitude
A notion created by German psychiatrist Kurt Goldstein (1878–1965) to describe the capacity to employ conceptual categories for classifying entities based on their characteristics and to engage in symbolic rather than tangible thinking. This capability is compromised in several types of brain injury and psychological disorders. Also referred to as categorical attitude.
A notion created by German psychiatrist Kurt Goldstein (1878–1965) to describe the capacity to employ conceptual categories for classifying entities based on their characteristics and to engage in symbolic rather than tangible thinking. This capability is compromised in several types of brain injury and psychological disorders. Also referred to as categorical attitude.
