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| Terms | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| echoic memory | concept | refers to the phenomenon in which there is a brief mental echo that continues to sound after an auditory stimulus has been heard. (from Wikipedia) |
| echolocation | concept | the general method of locating objects by determining the time for an echo to return and the direction from which it returns, as by radar or sonar. (from dictionary.com) |
| edge detection | concept | a fundamental tool in image processing and computer vision, particularly in the areas of feature detection and feature extraction, which aim at identifying points in a digital image at which the image brightness changes sharply or more formally has discontinuities... |
| Edinburgh Handedness Inventory | task | a measurement scale used to assess the dominance of a person's right or left hand in everyday activities. (from Wikipedia) |
| efficiency | concept | the quality or degree of being efficient; effective operation as measured by a comparison of production with cost (as in energy, time, and money); the ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it... |
| effort | concept | conscious exertion of power; a serious attempt; something produced by exertion or trying; effective force as distinguished from the possible resistance called into action by such a force; the total work done to achieve a particular end... |
| effortful processing | concept | learning or storing (encoding) that requires attention and effort. (from http://www.alleydog.com/glossary/definition.cfm?term=effortful%20processing) |
| egocentric | concept | concerned with the individual rather than society; limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs. (from merriam-webster.com) |
| elaborative processing | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| elaborative rehearsal | concept | a type of rehearsal proposed by Craik and Lockhart (1972) in their Levels of Processing model of memory. Elaborative rehearsal involves deep semantic processing of a to-be-remembered item resulting in the production of durable memories... |
| Embedded Figures Test | task | In the embedded Figures Test, the research participant is shown a complex background figure and asked to describe it. After this, the participant is shown a target (such as the outline of a triangle) and asked to locate the target amid the background figure. |
| emotion | concept | a complex psychological phenomenon occurring in some organisms (namely humans), involving physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience; associated with mood, temperament, personality and disposition, and motivation... |
| emotion perception | concept | The process involving understanding feelings with different valences of oneself or of others |
| emotion recognition | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| emotional bonding | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| emotional decision making | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| emotional expression | concept | observable verbal and nonverbal behavior that communicates emotion with or without self-awareness. (from Wikipedia) |
| emotional intelligence | concept | the capacity, skill or ability to identify, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. (From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emotional_intelligence) |
| emotional memory | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| emotional mimicry | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| emotional recognition | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| emotional suppression | concept | a form of emotion regulation defined as the conscious inhibition of emotional expressive behavior while emotionally aroused. (from http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=search.displayRecord&uid=1993-36668-001)(doi: 10... |
| empathy | concept | the imaginative projection of a subjective state into an object so that the object appears to be infused with it; the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner, also the capacity for this... |
| encoding | concept | In memory :A process during which items/event are stored into memory |
| epiglottal | concept | of, relating to, or produced with the aid of the epiglottis. (from merriam-webster.com) |
| episodic buffer | concept | A theoretical construct that is part of Alan Baddeley's working memory model and the object of which is to integrate information across sensory domains and communicate with long term memory in the service of working memory... |
| episodic learning | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| episodic memory | concept | memory of autobiographical events (times, places, associated emotions, and other contextual knowledge) that can be explicitly stated. (from Wikipedia) |
| ergative | concept | of, relating to, or being a language (as Inuit or Georgian) in which the objects of transitive verbs and subjects of intransitive verbs are typically marked by the same linguistic forms; being an inflectional morpheme that typically marks the subject of a transitive verb in an ergative language... |
| Eriksen flanker task | task | A task in which participants view stimuli (typically arrows) presented one at a time and to which they must make a simple lexical response. These stimuli are surrounded by either distracting or facilitating items... |
| error detection | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| error signal | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| error trapping | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| excitation | concept | the disturbed or altered condition resulting from stimulation of an individual, organ, tissue, or cell. (from merriam-webster.com) |
| excitement | concept | the act of exciting; the state of being excited; aroused, augmented, or abnormal activity of an organism or functioning of an organ or part; extreme motor hyperactivity. (from merriam-webster.com) |
| executive control | concept | A top-down system that manages and controls other cognitive processes, allowing goal-directed behavior. |
| executive function | concept | A top-down system that manages and controls other cognitive processes, allowing goal-directed behavior. |
| expertise | concept | expert opinion or commentary, the skill of an expert. (From merriam-webster.com) |
| explicit knowledge | concept | No definition submitted yet |
| explicit learning | concept | Acquisition of skills and/or knowledge actively and with awareness. Typically such learning is accompanied by meta-awareness - individuals can explain how they acquired the skill/knowledge. |
| explicit memory | concept | the conscious, intentional recollection of previous experiences and information. (from Wikipedia) |
| Extradimensional shift task | task | A task in which multiple (typically two) stimuli are presented simultaneously and the subject must select the stimulus that matches the currently relevant rule. The relevant rule alternates or "shifts" among multiple (typically two) rules... |
| extrinsic motivation | concept | motivated by external factors, as opposed to the internal drivers of intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation drives one to do things for tangible rewards or pressures. (from http://changingminds.org/explanations/theories/extrinsic_motivation... |
| eye contact | concept | a meeting of the eyes between two individuals; a form of nonverbal communication and is thought to have a large influence on social behavior. (from Wikipedia) |
| eye movement | concept | the voluntary or involuntary movement of the eyes, helping in acquiring, fixating and tracking visual stimuli. It may also compensate for a body movement, such as when moving the head. (from Wikipedia) |