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KembaraXtra-Psychology - automatism
Automatism is behaviour performed without conscious awareness or control, as seen in sleepwalking, hypnosis, fugue states, and some epileptic phenomena. It is sometimes also labelled automaticity and is linked with dissociation theory.
Automatism is behaviour performed without conscious awareness or control, as seen in sleepwalking, hypnosis, fugue states, and some epileptic phenomena. It is sometimes also labelled automaticity and is linked with dissociation theory.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - aversion therapy
Aversion therapy is a behaviour-therapy technique aimed at reducing unwanted habits (such as smoking) by repeatedly pairing the behaviour or its cues with unpleasant stimuli (like electric shock) or unpleasant physiological reactions (like nausea induced by drugs such as Antabuse), so that the behaviour becomes associated with discomfort and is avoided.
Aversion therapy is a behaviour-therapy technique aimed at reducing unwanted habits (such as smoking) by repeatedly pairing the behaviour or its cues with unpleasant stimuli (like electric shock) or unpleasant physiological reactions (like nausea induced by drugs such as Antabuse), so that the behaviour becomes associated with discomfort and is avoided.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - average linkage within groups method
In cluster analysis, the average linkage within groups method merges clusters so that the resulting cluster minimizes the average distance between all cases inside it, and it can also define distance between two clusters as the average distance between all pairs that would exist if they were combined.
In cluster analysis, the average linkage within groups method merges clusters so that the resulting cluster minimizes the average distance between all cases inside it, and it can also define distance between two clusters as the average distance between all pairs that would exist if they were combined.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - average linkage between groups method
In cluster analysis, the average linkage between groups method defines the distance between two clusters as the average of all pairwise distances formed by taking one case from each cluster. It is also called UPGMA (unweighted pair-group method using arithmetic averages) and differs from single-linkage and complete-linkage approaches by using all pair distances rather than only the nearest or farthest.
In cluster analysis, the average linkage between groups method defines the distance between two clusters as the average of all pairwise distances formed by taking one case from each cluster. It is also called UPGMA (unweighted pair-group method using arithmetic averages) and differs from single-linkage and complete-linkage approaches by using all pair distances rather than only the nearest or farthest.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - average heterozygosity
Average heterozygosity measures genetic variability in a population by estimating the average proportion of organisms that are heterozygous at specified gene loci. Low values—such as reported for cheetahs—may reflect an evolutionary bottleneck and can increase vulnerability to extinction.
Average heterozygosity measures genetic variability in a population by estimating the average proportion of organisms that are heterozygous at specified gene loci. Low values—such as reported for cheetahs—may reflect an evolutionary bottleneck and can increase vulnerability to extinction.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - average evoked potential
An average evoked potential (also called an average evoked response, AER) is an evoked brain response whose waveform is obtained by averaging many trials to reduce random noise, and it connects to event-related potentials such as N140, N400, P50, P200, P300, P600, and related measurement concepts.
An average evoked potential (also called an average evoked response, AER) is an evoked brain response whose waveform is obtained by averaging many trials to reduce random noise, and it connects to event-related potentials such as N140, N400, P50, P200, P300, P600, and related measurement concepts.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - average
Average is an informal term for a typical value in a set of scores, and when made precise it most often refers to the arithmetic mean; historically the word relates to shared losses in trade.
Average is an informal term for a typical value in a set of scores, and when made precise it most often refers to the arithmetic mean; historically the word relates to shared losses in trade.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - available memory
Available memory is a memory that is potentially retrievable, aligning with the cognitive meaning of availability.
Available memory is a memory that is potentially retrievable, aligning with the cognitive meaning of availability.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - availability heuristic
The availability heuristic is a judgment shortcut where people estimate frequency or probability by how many examples come to mind easily, which can bias decisions. A classic illustration is that many people think there are more English words beginning with “k” than words with “k” as the third letter because initial-k words are easier to recall, even though typical texts contain about twice as many words with “k” as the third letter. The heuristic was identified in 1973 by Amos Tversky (1937–96) and Daniel Kahneman (born 1934) and relates to illusory correlation and the simulation heuristic.
The availability heuristic is a judgment shortcut where people estimate frequency or probability by how many examples come to mind easily, which can bias decisions. A classic illustration is that many people think there are more English words beginning with “k” than words with “k” as the third letter because initial-k words are easier to recall, even though typical texts contain about twice as many words with “k” as the third letter. The heuristic was identified in 1973 by Amos Tversky (1937–96) and Daniel Kahneman (born 1934) and relates to illusory correlation and the simulation heuristic.
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KembaraXtra-Psychology - availability
Availability is the condition of being obtainable, and in cognitive psychology it means that information in long-term memory is potentially retrievable if appropriate cues, prompts, or strategies are used. An “available” memory is one that can be retrieved in principle, and it is contrasted with accessibility.
Availability is the condition of being obtainable, and in cognitive psychology it means that information in long-term memory is potentially retrievable if appropriate cues, prompts, or strategies are used. An “available” memory is one that can be retrieved in principle, and it is contrasted with accessibility.
