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Adjustment Adjustment may be defined as a process of altering behavior to reach a harmonious relationship with the environment. When people say…

Adaptation-Level Phenomenon Adaptation-Level Phenomenon is the tendency people have to quickly adapt to a new situation until that situation becomes the norm.…

Adaptation Things change. As humans, we must also change. Adaptation refers to an individual’s ability to adjust to changes and new experiences,…

Acute Schizophrenia This term is no longer used commonly, but used to refer to a disorder characterized primarily by a sudden onset…

Actor-Observer Bias This is a social psychology term that refers to the tendency of an individual to regard situations in which he…

Active Listening Active listening comes from the theories of Carl Rogers’ person-centered therapy. This type of listening involves a person (typically a…

Action Potential Many people often think that the neural impulse (the firing of a neuron) is actually the action potential. However, the…

Acrophobia An irrational fear of heights or high places. Many people dislike heights, but someone with a clinical case of acrophobia can…

Acquisition Acquisition refers to the initial stage of the learning or conditioning process. In this stage, some response is being associated with…

Acoustic Encoding Acoustic Encoding is the process of remembering and comprehending something that you hear. Repetition of words or putting information into…