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Arousal — is a physiological and psychological state of being awake. It involves the activation of the reticular activating system in the brain stem, the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure… … Wikipedia
Low arousal approaches — The philosophy of low arousal approaches is one of non confrontation. In high risk situations responses which reduce physiological arousal are adopted by carers and staff especially when confronted by distressed individuals. These approaches… … Wikipedia
Female sexual arousal disorder — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Female Sexual Arousal Disorder ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|302.72 Female sexual arousal disorder (or frigidity) is the condition of decreased, insufficient, or absent lubrication in females during sexual activity, and… … Wikipedia
attention — attentional, adj. n. /euh ten sheuhn/; interj. /euh ten shun /, n. 1. the act or faculty of attending, esp. by directing the mind to an object. 2. Psychol. a. a concentration of the mind on a single object or thought, esp. one preferentially… … Universalium
Yerkes–Dodson law — Original Data from which the Yerkes Dodson Law was derived … Wikipedia
Yerkes-Dodson law — The Yerkes Dodson law is an empirical relationship between arousal and performance, originally developed by psychologists, Robert M. Yerkes and J. D. Dodson in 1908. [Yerkes, R. M., Dodson, J. D. (1908) The relation of strength of stimulus to… … Wikipedia
motivation — motivational, adj. motivative, adj. /moh teuh vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of motivating. 2. the state or condition of being motivated. 3. something that motivates; inducement; incentive. [1870 75; MOTIVE + ATION] * * * Factors… … Universalium
Emotion and memory — For emotional memory in Stanislavski s system of acting, see Affective memory. Psychology Cognitive psychology … Wikipedia
Mozart effect — The Mozart effect can refer to: A set of research results that indicate that listening to Mozart s music may induce a short term improvement on the performance of certain kinds of mental tasks known as spatial temporal reasoning; [1] Popularized… … Wikipedia
Motor skill — A motor skill is a learned sequence of movements that combine to produce a smooth, efficient action in order to master a particular task. The development of motor skill occurs in the motor cortex, the region of the cerebral cortex that controls… … Wikipedia
