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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 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 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 limen
An alternative term for the *absolute threshold.
An alternative term for the *absolute threshold.
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Psychology Terms - Absolute error
In psychophysics, the discrepancy between the perceived value of a stimulus and its actual value, disregarding the direction of the discrepancy. Evaluate the relative error. [Referring to the mathematical concept of absolute, indicating a magnitude irrespective of its positive or negative sign]
In psychophysics, the discrepancy between the perceived value of a stimulus and its actual value, disregarding the direction of the discrepancy. Evaluate the relative error. [Referring to the mathematical concept of absolute, indicating a magnitude irrespective of its positive or negative sign]
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Psychology Terms - Absolute acuity
The utmost sharpness of a sensory organ's ability to perceive faint stimuli, typically articulated in relation to the *absolute threshold.
The utmost sharpness of a sensory organ's ability to perceive faint stimuli, typically articulated in relation to the *absolute threshold.
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Psychology Terms - Absent-mindedness
A state of preoccupation resulting in inattention to one's behavior and environment, frequently marked by action slips due to open-loop control of activities that require closed-loop control for precise execution.
A state of preoccupation resulting in inattention to one's behavior and environment, frequently marked by action slips due to open-loop control of activities that require closed-loop control for precise execution.
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Psychology Terms - Access Consciousness
Ned J. Block, a US philosopher born in 1942, presented a distinction in the co-edited volume The Nature of Consciousness (1997), delineating a non-phenomenal category of consciousness that encompasses cognitions and representations prepared for controlled processing. A state is A-conscious if it is not directly experienced but is prepared to govern cognition and action, exemplified as a thirsty individual with *blindsight who instinctively reaches for a drink perceived without conscious visual awareness. Representations that could be utilized upon reactivation are not inherently access-conscious unless they are prepared to govern behavior. Also referred to as A consciousness.
Ned J. Block, a US philosopher born in 1942, presented a distinction in the co-edited volume The Nature of Consciousness (1997), delineating a non-phenomenal category of consciousness that encompasses cognitions and representations prepared for controlled processing. A state is A-conscious if it is not directly experienced but is prepared to govern cognition and action, exemplified as a thirsty individual with *blindsight who instinctively reaches for a drink perceived without conscious visual awareness. Representations that could be utilized upon reactivation are not inherently access-conscious unless they are prepared to govern behavior. Also referred to as A consciousness.
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Psychology Terms – Acceptor
A chemical entity that accepts and amalgamates with another material, exemplified in an oxidation-reduction reaction where oxygen serves as the acceptor for the oxidized substance and hydrogen acts as the acceptor for the reduced species.
A chemical entity that accepts and amalgamates with another material, exemplified in an oxidation-reduction reaction where oxygen serves as the acceptor for the oxidized substance and hydrogen acts as the acceptor for the reduced species.
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Psychology Terms - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
It is a psychotherapeutic approach grounded in mindfulness and acceptance, wherein clients are urged to acknowledge and accept their current circumstances, including those that are distressing or uncomfortable, without striving to alter, resist, or evade them. The technique, formerly termed comprehensive distancing, was formulated in the late 1980s by American psychologists Steven C. Hayes, Kelly G. Wilson, and Kirk D. Strosahl, and is regarded by practitioners as an advanced variant of cognitive behavior therapy. In 2006, Hayes controversially asserted that acceptance suggests 'happy is not normative.' The technique is commonly denoted by its initials, pronounced like the word "act."
It is a psychotherapeutic approach grounded in mindfulness and acceptance, wherein clients are urged to acknowledge and accept their current circumstances, including those that are distressing or uncomfortable, without striving to alter, resist, or evade them. The technique, formerly termed comprehensive distancing, was formulated in the late 1980s by American psychologists Steven C. Hayes, Kelly G. Wilson, and Kirk D. Strosahl, and is regarded by practitioners as an advanced variant of cognitive behavior therapy. In 2006, Hayes controversially asserted that acceptance suggests 'happy is not normative.' The technique is commonly denoted by its initials, pronounced like the word "act."
