Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

examination
a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits)
 
regression coefficient
when the regression line is linear (y = ax + b) the regression coefficient is the constant (a) that represents the rate of change of one variable (y) as a function of changes in the other (x); it is the slope of the regression line
 
tetrachoric correlation
a correlation coefficient computed for two normally distributed variables that are both expressed as a dichotomy
 
Huygens' principle of superposition
the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point
 
somatosense
any of the sensory systems that mediate sensations of pressure and tickle and warmth and cold and vibration and limb position and limb movement and pain
 
revivalism
an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith
 
quadrivium
(Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy
 
Weber-Fechner law
(psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber
 
ANOVA
a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables
 
reactivity
responsive to stimulation
 
semicoma
a mild comatose state; a coma from which the person can be roused by appropriate stimuli
 
perspective
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
 
shape constancy
the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)
 
functionalism
any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
 
portraying
a representation by picture or portraiture
 
predetermination
a mental determination or resolve in advance; an antecedent intention to do something
 
linguistic geography
the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic features
 
proficiency
skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity
 
Apollo program
a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the Moon
 
rocketry
the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation
 
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