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Psychology Terms - Acid odour
A principal odour in the Crocker–Henderson system.
A principal odour in the Crocker–Henderson system.
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Psychology Terms -Accuracy test
A test that evaluates the correctness of responses rather than the speed of performance.
A test that evaluates the correctness of responses rather than the speed of performance.
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Psychology Terms - Accommodation reflex
A reflexive adjustment of the eyes for near vision, triggered by the abrupt appearance of an item in front of the face, involving pupillary constriction, ocular convergence, and increased lens convexity.
A reflexive adjustment of the eyes for near vision, triggered by the abrupt appearance of an item in front of the face, involving pupillary constriction, ocular convergence, and increased lens convexity.
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Psychology Terms - Accommodation
1. The voluntary or involuntary modification of the curvature of the crystalline lens of the eye to maintain image focus on the fovea as the distance to the viewed object varies; specifically, it serves as one of the monocular cues for visual depth perception, with the curvature degree of the lenses conveying information regarding the distances of objects projected onto the retinas. Also referred to as visual accommodation. Refer to accommodation reflex, dark focus, far point, near point, Purkinje–Sanson picture, and range of accommodation. 2. In the works of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896–1980) and his adherents, a type of adaptation is described wherein psychological structures or processes are altered to accommodate the evolving requirements of the environment, exemplified by an infant adjusting its perceptual processes and behavioral repertoire in response to the introduction of a novel toy into its surroundings. Refer to equilibration as well. Contrast assimilation (2). 3. A diminished likelihood of a neuron generating a *action potential, with the decreased responsiveness resulting from repetitive activation.
1. The voluntary or involuntary modification of the curvature of the crystalline lens of the eye to maintain image focus on the fovea as the distance to the viewed object varies; specifically, it serves as one of the monocular cues for visual depth perception, with the curvature degree of the lenses conveying information regarding the distances of objects projected onto the retinas. Also referred to as visual accommodation. Refer to accommodation reflex, dark focus, far point, near point, Purkinje–Sanson picture, and range of accommodation. 2. In the works of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896–1980) and his adherents, a type of adaptation is described wherein psychological structures or processes are altered to accommodate the evolving requirements of the environment, exemplified by an infant adjusting its perceptual processes and behavioral repertoire in response to the introduction of a novel toy into its surroundings. Refer to equilibration as well. Contrast assimilation (2). 3. A diminished likelihood of a neuron generating a *action potential, with the decreased responsiveness resulting from repetitive activation.
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Psychology Terms - Accidental sample
A non-probability sample obtained randomly from a population using a method such as approaching the first hundred individuals encountered at a specific street corner.
A non-probability sample obtained randomly from a population using a method such as approaching the first hundred individuals encountered at a specific street corner.
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Psychology Terms - Accidence
The inflections or alterations of words that signify various grammatical functions, exemplified by write, wrote, writing.
The inflections or alterations of words that signify various grammatical functions, exemplified by write, wrote, writing.
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Psychology Terms - Accessory nerve
One of two pairs of the eleventh cranial nerves, these motor nerves originate from both the lateral walls of the medulla oblongata and the cervical region of the spinal cord. They are categorized into cranial accessory nerves, which are distributed by the vagus nerve to the muscles of the larynx and pharynx, and spinal accessory nerves, which innervate muscles in the neck, shoulder, and upper back.
One of two pairs of the eleventh cranial nerves, these motor nerves originate from both the lateral walls of the medulla oblongata and the cervical region of the spinal cord. They are categorized into cranial accessory nerves, which are distributed by the vagus nerve to the muscles of the larynx and pharynx, and spinal accessory nerves, which innervate muscles in the neck, shoulder, and upper back.
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Psychology Terms - accessory cell
Any of several cells in the nervous system that assist in the support, maintenance, and repair of neurons.
Any of several cells in the nervous system that assist in the support, maintenance, and repair of neurons.
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Psychology Terms – Accessibility
1. In cognitive psychology, the facility with which information stored in long-term memory can be recovered. An accessible memory is one that can be retrieved without signals or prompts. Assess accessibility.
2. In modal logic, the characteristic of a potential world being subject to examination from another world, allowing for the ascertainment of the truth value of statements regarding it.
3. Generally, the accessibility of an object or concept, referring to how easily it can be approached, attained, or acquired.
1. In cognitive psychology, the facility with which information stored in long-term memory can be recovered. An accessible memory is one that can be retrieved without signals or prompts. Assess accessibility.
2. In modal logic, the characteristic of a potential world being subject to examination from another world, allowing for the ascertainment of the truth value of statements regarding it.
3. Generally, the accessibility of an object or concept, referring to how easily it can be approached, attained, or acquired.
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Psychology Terms –Achromatic system
In the opponent-process theory of color vision, the pathway that transmits information on an object's lightness.
In the opponent-process theory of color vision, the pathway that transmits information on an object's lightness.
