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Automatic Processing Automatic Processing is sort of like muscle memory. When you start to do something that you have done many times, …

Attrition Attrition happens when a group gets smaller in number because of members dropping out. In psychology, the reliability of a research …

Attribution Theory Attribution theory is a Social Psychological theory that relates to the way in which people explain their own behavior and …

Attribution Technically speaking, attribution is the process by which people use the information to make inferences about the causes of behavior or …

Attitudes Attitudes can be defined as an affective feeling of liking or disliking toward an object (which can be basically anything) that …

Attention Attention is focusing on one thing while ignoring other things that may be going on at the same time. If you …

Attachment Attachment can pertain to all people, regardless of age, but typically relates to the attachment between children and caregivers (usually the …

Ataxia When the brain is unable to regulate the body’s posture and direction of movement, it causes shaky and unsteady movements. This …

Associative Learning This is a “learning” or “conditioning” term that refers to learning that two different events occur or happen together. This …

Association Theory This theory stems from behaviorism and states that concepts are learned by simple, reinforced connections between a stimulus and the …