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Psychology Terms - Abney's law
The principle stating that the total brightness of light consisting of several wavelengths is equivalent to the sum of the luminances of its monochromatic components. [Named in honor of the English scientist and physicist Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920)]
The principle stating that the total brightness of light consisting of several wavelengths is equivalent to the sum of the luminances of its monochromatic components. [Named in honor of the English scientist and physicist Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920)]
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Psychology Terms- Abnormal
Deviating from the customary or established standard or norm.
Deviating from the customary or established standard or norm.
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Psychology Terms – abnormality
n. Any entity that is *abnormal. A psychological abnormality is an expression of cognition, emotion, or behavior that diverges from an accepted standard or serves as a sign or symptom of a mental disease.
n. Any entity that is *abnormal. A psychological abnormality is an expression of cognition, emotion, or behavior that diverges from an accepted standard or serves as a sign or symptom of a mental disease.
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Psychology Terms - Abraham Lincoln effect
The phenomenon wherein a block portrait is challenging to identify as a coherent image when observed up close, yet becomes more discernible from a distance or when the eyes are partially closed, illustrating that a reduction of detail can paradoxically enhance image recognizability. Refer to the block portrait and the corresponding image. Named by US biomedical engineer Leon D. Harmon (1922–82) after Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), the 16th US president, whose likeness he utilized to create the inaugural block portrait, published in a technical report in 1971 and in an article in Scientific American magazine in 1973.
The phenomenon wherein a block portrait is challenging to identify as a coherent image when observed up close, yet becomes more discernible from a distance or when the eyes are partially closed, illustrating that a reduction of detail can paradoxically enhance image recognizability. Refer to the block portrait and the corresponding image. Named by US biomedical engineer Leon D. Harmon (1922–82) after Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), the 16th US president, whose likeness he utilized to create the inaugural block portrait, published in a technical report in 1971 and in an article in Scientific American magazine in 1973.
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Psychology Terms - Abreaction
n. In psychoanalysis, the release or discharge of emotional energy subsequent to the recollection of a suppressed painful memory. It may arise spontaneously or during psychotherapy, particularly under hypnosis, and can result in catharsis. The therapeutic technique was identified by Austrian physician Josef Breuer (1842–1925) between 1880 and 1882, and throughout the early development of psychoanalysis, it was considered inherently therapeutic. Refer to the principle of constancy. Derived from the German term abreagieren, meaning to abreact or metaphorically to let off steam, and from the Latin prefix ab, meaning from, combined with the German reagieren, meaning to respond. The term was coined in 1893 by Breuer and Sigmund Freud in their article ‘On the Psychical Mechanism of Hysterical Phenomena: Preliminary Communication’ (Standard Edition, II, pp. 3–17).
n. In psychoanalysis, the release or discharge of emotional energy subsequent to the recollection of a suppressed painful memory. It may arise spontaneously or during psychotherapy, particularly under hypnosis, and can result in catharsis. The therapeutic technique was identified by Austrian physician Josef Breuer (1842–1925) between 1880 and 1882, and throughout the early development of psychoanalysis, it was considered inherently therapeutic. Refer to the principle of constancy. Derived from the German term abreagieren, meaning to abreact or metaphorically to let off steam, and from the Latin prefix ab, meaning from, combined with the German reagieren, meaning to respond. The term was coined in 1893 by Breuer and Sigmund Freud in their article ‘On the Psychical Mechanism of Hysterical Phenomena: Preliminary Communication’ (Standard Edition, II, pp. 3–17).
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Psychology Terms - Absence
The state or condition of being distant from a location. In abnormal psychology and neurology, a transient episode of diminished attention or consciousness, frequently accompanied by amnesia for the duration of the episode, typical of mild (previously termed petit mal) epilepsy. Contrast tonic–clonic.
The state or condition of being distant from a location. In abnormal psychology and neurology, a transient episode of diminished attention or consciousness, frequently accompanied by amnesia for the duration of the episode, typical of mild (previously termed petit mal) epilepsy. Contrast tonic–clonic.
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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 - 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 - 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 limen
An alternative term for the *absolute threshold.
An alternative term for the *absolute threshold.
