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AB VARIABLE
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A variable that describes the effectiveness of therapists with schizophrenic or neurotic patients. "A therapists" work best with schizophrenics and "b" work best wtih neurotics
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Ability
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possessing the necessary skills to perform a specific act at the present time.
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Ability Tests
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Subdivided into tests of aptitude and achievement, ability tests are designed to measure individual differences in knowledge and skills to determine what a person can do.
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Ablation
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Removal of a body part for the purpose of studying it.
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Abnormal behavior
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behavior which creates a problem for the individual and/or for society. Abnormal behavior is often maladaptive to the individual's functioning in society.
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abortion
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spontaneous or induced expulsion of the fetus usually prior to the twentieth week of pregnancy.
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Abreaction
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Term used by Breuer and Freud to describe a patient's, sometimes violent, expression of a repressed emotion during hypnosis. this release of strangulated effect is synonymous with catharsis.
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Abscissa
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The x-axis, or horizontal axis of a graph. The independent variable is plotted on the abcissa.
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Absolute refractory period
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A brief period toward the end of neural stimulation during which the nerve can not be restimulated.
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Absolute threshold
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The lowest level of intensity of a stimulus at which its presence or absence can be correctly detected 50 percent of the time
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Abstract intelligence
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the ability to deal effectively with ideas expressed in symbols such as words, numbers, pictures or diagrams.
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Accomodation
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In vision, the changes of lense shape or curvature that produce sharpened retinal images of objects at varying distance from th eye.
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Accomodation
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In piaget's system, the adaptive modification of the child's cognitive structures in order to deal with new objects or experiences
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Acculturation
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The learning of behaivors and attitudes one is expected to adopt as a member of a particular culture.
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Acetylcholine
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An acid that acts as an excitatory substance to facilitate neural transmission at many synapses adn neuromuscular junctions.
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