Psychology RootsAcalculia n. loss of the ability to perform simple arithmetic operations that results from brain injury or disease, usually to the parietal lobe. It …
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Academy of Certified Social Workers (ACSW) a professional organization founded in 1960 by the National Association of Social Workers to provide certification of competence …
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Academy for Eating Disorders (AED) a global professional organization for eating disorders research, education, treatment, and prevention. It advocates for patients with …
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Academic Self-Concept an individual’s evaluation of his or her success in academic or educational studies. The two aspects of this evaluation are …
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Academic Overachievement 1. academic performance that exceeds the expected level for a particular individual, or the usual predicted attainment level, especially as indicated …
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Academic Intelligence Task a task that requires the use of academic skills and knowledge, such as one that involves solving arithmetic problems …
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Academic Freedom within an institution of learning, the liberty of a teacher to educate, of a student to study, and of both …
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Academic Aptitude competence or capacity to perform a scholastic mental act, such as the ability to learn quickly in areas of scholarship …
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Academic adj. relating to formal learning with conventional or theoretical study at a school or other educational institution.
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ABX paradigm a psychophysical procedure in which a pair of auditory stimuli (A and B) are presented, followed by another stimulus (X). …