| 76. | Abram Hoffer | (born 1917) Canadian psychiatrist known for his work in the development of biochemically based therapies based on the use of nutrition and vitamins in the treatment of schizophrenia — known More… 3.0 KB |
| 77. | Abreaction | A psychoanalytic term used to describe the weakening or elimination of anxiety by the 'reliving' of the original tension-evoking experience. 'Reliving' can refer to an More… 0.3 KB |
| 78. | Abscissa | The horizontal reference line on a twodimensional chart. The X axis. |
| 79. | Absence (psychology) | Momentary mental inattention, a short period during which consciousness is 'missing'. A common aspect of epilepsy; the individual typically has no memory of what transpired during More… 0.2 KB |
| 80. | Absent state | A vacant, dreamlike state of detachment found in some forms of epilepsy. |
| 81. | Absenteeism | In industrial psychology, a record of the number, duration, and cause of absences from work. Used as one criterion of job performance and job satisfaction. |
| 82. | Absentmindedness | A form of habitual inattention, marked by preoccupation with thoughts and inattentiveness to environmental stimuli. |
| 83. | Absicht | (inatention, purpose — Germany) The aspect of life that motivates and directs behavior. |
| 84. | Absolute | adj. Not ralative, not varying, characterizing a thing that has intrinsic meaning or value independent of other data, events or considerations. |
| 85. | Absolute accommodation | 1- the act or state of adjustment or adaptation.2- In a physiology, a change in the shape of the lens of each eye while focusing on objects at various distances. refers to the accommodation More… 0.2 KB |
| 86. | Absolute cultural | A value that the members of a particular society or culture hold and which they believe to be universal, enduring and applicable to all societies and cultures and not merely their own. |
| 87. | Absolute error | The magnitude of the deviation of a score from the true score, without regard to sign. |
| 88. | Absolute ethic | An unchanging moral value or point of view about what is right or wrong. |
| 89. | Absolute idealism | A doctrine positing that the mind is a part of an all-embracing spiritual unity. |
| 90. | Absolute impression | a judgment of intensity, brightness, weight, etc.., when the stimuli are presented without any standard for comparison. The statement "this baby is heavy" illustrates an absolute More… 0.3 KB |
| 91. | Absolute inversion | 1- Freudian phrase for a kind of homosexuality so well-entrenched that the thought of heterosexual activity evokes repugnance in such a person.2- Exclusive homosexuality. |
| 92. | Absolute judgement method | a psychological method in which each stimulus of a series of stimuli is evaluated without direct comparison to a standard, the utilization of absolute impression. |
| 93. | Absolute limen (AL) | The statistically determined point at which a stimulus is just barely adequate to elicit a specified sensory response. |
| 94. | Absolute luminosity | 1- The measure of luminosity in standard units of light reflectance, for example, lumens per watt.2- Variable ability of a surface, such as a mirror, to radiate or reflect light. |
| 95. | Absolute measurement | A measure made directly and independently of comparison with other variables. |
| 96. | Absolute monarchy | Absolute monarchy is a monarchical form of government where the king or queen has absolute power over all aspects of his/her subjects' lives. Although some religious authorities may be More… 1.1 KB |
| 97. | Absolute personal equation | Deviation between a consistent value obtained by an observer and a standard value accepted as true, as in difference between individuals in simple reaction time. |
| 98. | Absolute pitch | 1- The frequency of a tone as measured in Hertz (cycles per second).2- Ability to identify an isolated tone. |
| 99. | Absolute rating scale | A type of rating instrument in which the given dimensions are evaluated according to absolute values, that is, the dimensions or subjects to be rated are not compared with other dimensions More… 0.3 KB |
| 100. | Absolute reality | Refers to the actual, as opposed to the illusory, that is unaffected by the transient perceptions of fallible humans. |
