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KembaraXtra-Psychology - art therapy
Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which clients are encouraged to express emotions, experiences, and internal conflicts through making art, using creative activity as a medium for communication and psychological exploration.
Art therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which clients are encouraged to express emotions, experiences, and internal conflicts through making art, using creative activity as a medium for communication and psychological exploration.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - ascending reticular activating system
The ascending reticular activating system (ARAS), also called the reticular activating system (RAS), refers to the upward-projecting fibres of the brainstem reticular formation defined mainly by their function: regulating physiological arousal and cortical activation. It is essential for wakefulness, sustained attention, and concentration, and is often contrasted with the descending reticular formation; related concepts include cerveau isolé.
The ascending reticular activating system (ARAS), also called the reticular activating system (RAS), refers to the upward-projecting fibres of the brainstem reticular formation defined mainly by their function: regulating physiological arousal and cortical activation. It is essential for wakefulness, sustained attention, and concentration, and is often contrasted with the descending reticular formation; related concepts include cerveau isolé.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - Asch experiment
The Asch experiment is a landmark conformity study introduced in 1951 by Solomon E. Asch (1907–96). Participants believed they were in a visual discrimination task: across 18 trials they judged which of three lines matched a comparison line, a task so easy that error rates are near zero when people respond alone. In the experimental setup, however, only one person was the true participant; the others were accomplices trained to give unanimous wrong answers on 12 “critical” trials. Under this pressure, about 37% of responses on critical trials conformed to the incorrect majority. Resisting the group was often stressful, and conformity rose as the unanimous majority increased—up to about three against one—after which larger majorities produced little additional increase.
The Asch experiment is a landmark conformity study introduced in 1951 by Solomon E. Asch (1907–96). Participants believed they were in a visual discrimination task: across 18 trials they judged which of three lines matched a comparison line, a task so easy that error rates are near zero when people respond alone. In the experimental setup, however, only one person was the true participant; the others were accomplices trained to give unanimous wrong answers on 12 “critical” trials. Under this pressure, about 37% of responses on critical trials conformed to the incorrect majority. Resisting the group was often stressful, and conformity rose as the unanimous majority increased—up to about three against one—after which larger majorities produced little additional increase.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - ascorbic acid
Ascorbic acid is another name for vitamin C.
Ascorbic acid is another name for vitamin C.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - asemia
Asemia is an impaired ability to encode, interpret, or understand signs, including gestures and the spoken or written symbols used in human languages. It is also called asemasia or asymbolia, and the term comes from Greek roots meaning “without” and “sign.”
Asemia is an impaired ability to encode, interpret, or understand signs, including gestures and the spoken or written symbols used in human languages. It is also called asemasia or asymbolia, and the term comes from Greek roots meaning “without” and “sign.”
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - asexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction in some species that occurs without forming male or female gametes, often through processes such as fission; in careful usage it is distinguished from parthenogenesis.
Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction in some species that occurs without forming male or female gametes, often through processes such as fission; in careful usage it is distinguished from parthenogenesis.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - askable parent
An askable parent is one who is willing to respond to a child’s questions about sex in an open, answer-providing way. The expression first appeared in print in an article by Eleanor Charles (1923–2012) in The New York Times on 11 January 1981.
An askable parent is one who is willing to respond to a child’s questions about sex in an open, answer-providing way. The expression first appeared in print in an article by Eleanor Charles (1923–2012) in The New York Times on 11 January 1981.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - asonia
Asonia refers to difficulty discriminating tones by pitch, and in non-technical language it is sometimes called tone deafness; it is related to conditions such as amusia and dysmusia.
Asonia refers to difficulty discriminating tones by pitch, and in non-technical language it is sometimes called tone deafness; it is related to conditions such as amusia and dysmusia.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - aspartame
Aspartame is a highly sweet crystalline compound (C₁₄H₁₈N₂O₅) made from the amino acids phenylalanine and aspartic acid, used as an artificial sweetener with sweetness about 200 times that of sucrose (table sugar). Its name reflects its chemical components.
Aspartame is a highly sweet crystalline compound (C₁₄H₁₈N₂O₅) made from the amino acids phenylalanine and aspartic acid, used as an artificial sweetener with sweetness about 200 times that of sucrose (table sugar). Its name reflects its chemical components.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - aspartate
Aspartate is another name for aspartic acid.
Aspartate is another name for aspartic acid.
