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Attitudes Attitudes can be defined as an affective feeling of liking or disliking toward an object (which can be basically anything) that…

Attention Attention is focusing on one thing while ignoring other things that may be going on at the same time. If you…

Attachment Attachment can pertain to all people, regardless of age, but typically relates to the attachment between children and caregivers (usually the…

Ataxia When the brain is unable to regulate the body’s posture and direction of movement, it causes shaky and unsteady movements. This…

Associative Learning This is a “learning” or “conditioning” term that refers to learning that two different events occur or happen together. This…

Association Theory This theory stems from behaviorism and states that concepts are learned by simple, reinforced connections between a stimulus and the…

Association Areas Association Areas are sections of the cerebral cortex that are connected to the function of a primary part of the…

Association The term “association” has different meanings depending on whether you’re viewing it from a cognitive or behavioral perspective. From the cognitive…

Assimilation This term stemmed from the work of Jean Piaget and his work on the cognitive development of children. Assimilation is the…

Aspergerʼs Disorder Asperger’s Disorder is a mild sort of autism that can go completely unnoticed. A child with Aspergerʼs will develop normally,…