Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossaries
Term | Main definition |
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assimilation | Glossaries - Psychology adjustment of a schema by adding information similar to what is already known |
associative learning | Glossaries - Psychology form of learning that involves connecting certain stimuli or events that occur together in the environment (classical and operant conditioning) |
Atkinson-Shiffrin model | Glossaries - Psychology memory model that states we process information through three systems: sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory |
attachment | Glossaries - Psychology long-standing connection or bond with others |
attrition | Glossaries - Psychology reduction in number of research participants as some drop out of the study over time |
auditory cortex | Glossaries - Psychology strip of cortex in the temporal lobe that is responsible for processing auditory information |
authoritarian parenting style | Glossaries - Psychology parents place a high value on conformity and obedience, are often rigid, and express little warmth to the child |
authoritative parenting style | Glossaries - Psychology parents give children reasonable demands and consistent limits, express warmth and affection, and listen to the child’s point of view |
automatic processing | Glossaries - Psychology encoding of informational details like time, space, frequency, and the meaning of words |
autonomic nervous system | Glossaries - Psychology |
availability heuristic | Glossaries - Psychology faulty heuristic in which you make a decision based on information readily available to you |
avoidant attachment | Glossaries - Psychology characterized by child’s unresponsiveness to parent, does not use the parent as a secure base, and does not care if parent leaves |
axon | Glossaries - Psychology |
bariatric surgery | Glossaries - Psychology type of surgery that modifies the gastrointestinal system to reduce the amount of food that can be eaten and/or limiting how much of the digested food can be absorbed |
basolateral complex | Glossaries - Psychology part of the brain with dense connections with a variety of sensory areas of the brain; it is critical for classical conditioning and attaching emotional value to memory |