abacus Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the Mind (2 ed.)
Ancient calculating instrument in which numbers and operations (especially adding) are represented by the numbers and positions of pebbles or
abaissement du niveau mental
abaissement du niveau mental n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
In *analytical psychology, a reduced state of concentration and attention, accompanied by a loosening of inhibitions and relaxation
abasia
abasia n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
Inability to walk. Compare
abbreviated reaction time n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
Another name for *central reaction time.
ABC
ABC abbrev. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
1. A model used in *rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) for analysing a client's problems systematically into:
abderite n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
A simpleton. [Named after Abdera, a town in the ancient country of Thrace whose inhabitants were reputed to be stupid]
abducens nerve
abducens nerve n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
Either of the sixth pair of *cranial nerves controlling the lateral *rectus muscles of the eyes, turning the
aberration
aberration n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
1. A deviation from what is normal, usual, or right. See also
2. A temporary lapse of
ability n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
Developed skill, competence, or power to do something, especially (in psychology) existing capacity to perform some function, whether physical, mental,
ability test
ability test n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
A test that measures a person's current level of performance or that estimates future performance. The term sometimes denotes an
abiogenesis n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
The generation of living from non-living matter. Compare
abiosis n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
Absence of life. abiotic adj. Lifeless or inanimate. [From Greek a- without + bios life + -osis indicating a process
ablation n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
Surgical removal of a structure or part of the brain or other organ of the body. ablate vb. [From Latin
