Psychology RootsA2 Abbreviation for secondary auditory cortex.
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Axon Axons are the long, spider-thin, tail-like structures found on neurons (nerve cells). Each neuron has a nerve body, dendrites, and axons, …
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Aversive Conditioning Aversive Conditioning is the use of something unpleasant, or a punishment, to stop unwanted behavior. If a dog is learning …
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Aversion Therapy Similar to other types of behavior therapy, aversion therapy is based on the principles of learning (conditioning) and is done …
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Availability Heuristic Availability Heuristic refers to how easily something that you’ve seen or heard can be accessed in your memory. People tend …
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Autonomic Nervous System The Autonomic Nervous System is made up of three parts: the sympathetic nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system, and …
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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, …
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Attrition Attrition happens when a group gets smaller in number because of members dropping out. In psychology, the reliability of a research …
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Attribution Theory Attribution theory is a Social Psychological theory that relates to the way in which people explain their own behavior and …
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Attribution Technically speaking, attribution is the process by which people use the information to make inferences about the causes of behavior or …