520个心理学英文名词解释打印版
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520个心理学英文名词解释打印版
01.AB Design
A single subject research design that contains one baseline (A) and one treatment (B).
02.ABAB Design
A single subject research design that contains a baseline (A1), treatment (B1), a second baseline (B2) and a second treatment phase (B2)
03.Alpha (lowercase小写字母)
The abbreviation for probability of error in statistical results. See Type I Error. (a)
04.Alternative Hypothesis 被择假设
The hypothesis that states there is a difference between two or more sets of data.
05.Absolute Zero
Characteristic of a scale of measurement that contains a point where the scale has no value. 06.Accommodation 顺应
The creation of new cognitive schemas when objects, experiences, or other information does not fit with existing schemas.
07.Action Potential
The firing on a neuron. Occurs when the charge inside the neuron becomes more positive than the charge outside.
08.Acetycholine乙酰胆碱
A neurotransmitter associated with voluntary movement, sleep and wakefulness.
09.Aggressive
An interpersonal style where only the immediate needs of the self are considered rather than the needs of others. (As opposed to passive or assertive)
10.Agoraphobia 广场恐怖症
An anxiety disorder characterized by an intense fear of leaving one's home.
11.All or None Law
Either a neuron completely fires or it does not fire at all.
12.Alpha (lowercase)
The abbreviation for probability of error in statistical results. See Type I Error. (a)
13.Alternative Hypothesis
The hypothesis that states there is a difference between two or more sets of data.
14.Altruism利他主义
Behavior that is unselfish and may even be detrimental but which benefits others.
15.Amnesia遗忘
Loss of memory. Usually only a partial loss such as for a period of time or biographical information.
16.Amygdala 杏仁核
A part of the brain's limbic system that attaches emotional significance to information and mediates both defensive and aggressive behavior.
17.Anal Expulsive Personality
Stemming from the Anal stage, a child who becomes fixated due to over control transfers his or her unresolved anal (or control) issues into characteristics such as cruelty, pushiness, messiness, or disorganization.
18.Anal Retentive Personality
Stemming from the Anal stage, a child who becomes fixated due to under control transfers
his or her unresolved anal (or control) issues into characteristics such as compulsivity, stinginess, cleanliness, organization, and obstinance.
19.Anal Stage
Freud's second stage of psychosexual development where the primary sexual focus is on the elimination or holding onto feces. The stage is often thought of as representing a child's ability to control his or her own world.
20.Analysis
See Psychoanalysis.
21.Analysis of Variance
An inferential statistical procedure used to test whether or not the means of two or more sets of data are equal to each other.
22.ANOV A
Analysis of Variance.
23.Anxiety
The physiological and psychological reaction to an expected danger, whether real or imagined.
24.Aphasia失语症
The impairment of the ability to communicate either through oral or written discourse as a result of brain damage.
25.Approach-Approach Conflict
The conflict presented when two opposite but equally appealing choices are available but can not both be obtained.
26.Approach-Avoidance Conflict
The conflict presented when the best positive choice will result in a negative outcome as well as positive.
27.Arousal Theory唤醒理论
The theory stating that we are motivated by our innate desire to maintain an optimal level of arousal.
28.Assertive 武断
Style of interpersonal interaction where both the needs of the self and others are considered. (As opposed to passive or aggressive)
29.Assimilation
Incorporating objects, experiences, or information into existing schemas.
30.Associations联想
The phenomenon in learning that states we are better able to remember information if it is paired with something we are familiar with or otherwise stands out.
31.Attachment 依恋
The strong bond a child forms with his or her primary caregiver.
32.Attribution 归因
An idea or belief about the etiology of a certain behavior.
33.Attribution Theory
The theory that argues people look for explanation of behavior, associating either dispositional (internal) attributes or situational (external) attributes.
34.Authoritarian [parents] 独裁
Parenting style focused on excessive rules, rigid belief systems, and the expectation of unquestioned obedience.