APA Dictionary of Psychology

Browse Dictionary

Browse by T

tabanka (tabanca)

tacit knowledge

tactile agnosia

tactile amnesia

tactile communication

tactile encoding

tactile extinction

Tactile Finger Recognition

Tactile Form Perception

tactile form recognition

tactile hallucination

tactile illusion

tactile perception

tactile perceptual disorder

tactile receptor

tactile sensory aid

tactile stimulation

tactual display

tactual hallucination

tactual localization

Tactual Performance Test (TPT)

tactual shape discrimination

tactual size discrimination

tactual stimulation

Taft–Hartley Act

taijin kyofusho

tail flick test

Takayasu’s disease

Talbot–Plateau law

talented and gifted (TAG)

taming of the instinct

tandem reinforcement

tangential speech

tangible support

tangible user interface (TUI)

Taoism (Daoism)

TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43)

Tarasoff decision

tardive dyskinesia

tardive dysmentia

target behavior

target language

target population

target response

target stimulus

targeted antibody therapy

targeted immune modulation

Tartini’s tone

task complexity

task orientation

task significance

task specificity of language

task-oriented group

task-specific tremor

task-unrelated images and thoughts (TUITs)

task-unrelated thoughts (TUTs)

taste adaptation

taste blindness

taste transduction

taste-aversion learning

Tavistock Clinic

taxonomic assumption

taxonomic classification

taxonomy of educational objectives

Tay–Sachs disease (TSD)

Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale

teacher-effectiveness evaluation

teaching machine

team mental model

technical eclecticism

technological gatekeeper

tectorial membrane

tectospinal tract

teenage pregnancy

telecommunication device (TDD)

teleconferencing

telegraphic speech

teleologic regression

telepathic dream

telephone counseling

telephone scatologia

telephone theory

telepsychotherapy

telesthesia (telaesthesia)

telesupervision

Telfaire instructions

telic continuum

Tellegen Absorption Scale (TAS)

Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI)

temperament theory

temperament trait

temperature illusion

temperature sense

temperature spot

template-matching theory

temporal appraisal theory

temporal arteritis

temporal aspects of consciousness

temporal coding

temporal coherence

temporal conditioning

temporal consistency

temporal construal theory

temporal discounting

temporal discrimination

temporal frequency

temporal gradient

temporal hallucinations

temporal lobe amnesia

temporal lobe epilepsy

temporal lobe illusions

temporal lobe syndrome

temporal lobectomy

temporal modulation transfer function (TMTF)

temporal perceptual disorder

temporal precedence

temporal stability

temporal summation

temporal validity

temporal-frequency discrimination

temporary commitment

temporary lesion

temporary threshold shift (TTS)

temporomandibular joint syndrome

ten–twenty system

tend-and-befriend response

tendentious apperception

tender years doctrine

tender-mindedness

tendon sensation

Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS)

tension headache

tension reduction

tenth cranial nerve

tentorial herniation

tentorium cerebelli

teratological defect

Terman–McNemar Test of Mental Ability

Terman’s giftedness study

terminal assessment

terminal behavior

terminal button (terminal bouton)

terminal decline

terminal insomnia

terminal threshold

territorial aggression

territorial dominance

territorial marking

terror management theory

tertiary circular reaction

tertiary prevention

tertiary suggestibility

test for contrasts

test for equality of variance

test for independence

test for normality

test interpretation

Test of Attentional and Interpersonal Style (TAIS)

Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (TONI)

test of significance

test of simple effects

Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA)

test sensitization

test sophistication

test-operate-test-exit (TOTE)

test–retest correlation

test–retest reliability

test–study–test method

testamentary capacity

testicular atrophy

testicular feminization syndrome

testing the limits

testis-determining factor

testwise alpha level

testwise error rate

tetanic contraction

tetanizing shock

tetanoid paraplegia

tetrachoric correlation coefficient

tetrachromatism

tetrahydrocannabinol (THC; delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)

tetrodotoxin (TTX)

text telephone (TTY)

textual narrative

texture gradient

texture perception

texture segregation task

thalamic lesion

thalamic nucleus

thalamic pacemaker

thalamic sensory gating

thalamic taste area

thalamic theory of Cannon

thalamocortical system

thanato- (thanat-)

that’s-not-all technique

theater of consciousness

Theater of Spontaneity

thematic analysis

Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

thematic classification

thematic paralogia

thematic paraphasia

theoretical construct

theoretical distribution

theoretical integration

theoretical orientation

theoretical prediction

theoretical probability

theoretical sampling

theoretical statistics

theory of aging

theory of evolution

theory of forms

theory of gender and power (TGP)

theory of mental self-government

theory of misapplied constancy

theory of personal investment

theory of planned behavior

theory of reasoned action

therapeutic abortion

therapeutic alliance

therapeutic atmosphere

therapeutic camp

therapeutic communication

therapeutic community

therapeutic crisis

therapeutic exercise

therapeutic factors

therapeutic group

therapeutic group analysis

therapeutic index

therapeutic jurisprudence

therapeutic matrix

therapeutic process

therapeutic ratio

therapeutic relaxation

therapeutic role

therapeutic soliloquy

therapeutic storytelling

therapeutic touch

therapeutic window

therapeutic writing

therapist–patient relationship

therapy group climate

therapy outcome research

therapy supervision

there-and-then approach

thermal biofeedback

thermal comfort

thermal discrimination

thermal illusion

thermal sensitivity

thermal stimulation

thermo- (therm-)

thermoanesthesia

thermoesthesia (thermesthesia)

thermoregulation

thiamine (thiamin)

thiazide diuretic

thick description

thienobenzodiazepine

thin slices of behavior

think-aloud protocol

thinking through

third cranial nerve

third ventricle

third-party administrator (TPA)

third-party payer

third-person effect

third-person perspective

third-person perspective memory

third-variable model

third-variable problem

Thomas S. class action

Thomistic psychology

thoracolumbar system

Thorndike Puzzle Box

Thorndike–Lorge list

thought avoidance

thought broadcasting

thought deprivation

thought derailment

thought disorder

thought echoing

thought experiment

thought insertion

thought intrusion

thought monitoring

thought obstruction

thought pressure

thought process

thought sampling

thought stopping

thought suppression

thought transference

thought withdrawal

thought–action fusion (TAF)

threat appraisal

threat to self-esteem model

three-burst pattern

three-component theory

three-mountains test

three-parameter model

three-stage model

three-stage sampling

three-stage theory

three-stratum model of intelligence

three-term contingency

three-way analysis of variance

three-way design

three-way interaction

threshold effect

threshold model

threshold of consciousness

threshold shift

threshold theory

threshold traits analysis (TTA)

thrombotic stroke

thumb opposition

Thurstone attitude scales

thyroid hormone

thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)

tickle experience

tilt aftereffect (TAE)

time and motion study

time and rhythm disorders

time discounting

time distortion

time estimation

time perspective

time-compressed speech

time-extended therapy

time-lag design

time-lagged correlation

time-limited day treatment

time-limited psychotherapy (TLP)

time-of-measurement effect

time-out theory

time-sequential design

time-series analysis

time-series design

time–location sampling

time–space synesthesia

timeless moment

timing-of-events model

tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon (TOT phenomenon)

tit-for-tat strategy (TFT strategy)

Titchener circles

to-be-remembered items (TBR items)

tobacco dependence

tobacco use disorder

tobacco withdrawal

toilet training

token identity theory

token reinforcer

tolerance interval

tolerance limit

tonal attribute

tonal sensation

tonic activation

tonic contraction

tonic immobility

tonic labyrinth reflex

tonic pupil of Adie

tonic–clonic seizure

tonotopic organization

tool-using behavior

tools of intellectual adaptation

top-down design

top-down processing

topical application

topographagnosia

topographic model

topographic organization

topographical amnesia

topographical disorientation

topographical memory

topographical psychology

topography of response

topological psychology

Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT)

torsades de pointes

total color blindness

total degrees of freedom

total hysterectomy

total immersion

total institution

total lipodystrophy

total quality management (TQM)

total sum of squares

total-package arbitration

tough-mindedness

Tourette’s disorder

tox- (toxic-; toxo-; toxico-)

toxemia of pregnancy

toxic epidermal necrosis

toxic psychosis

toxic relationship

toxic-metabolic encephalopathy

toxicology screen (tox screen)

trace conditioning

trace-decay theory

tradition-directed

traditional authority

traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

traditional healer

traditional marriage

traditional medicine

tragedy of the commons

Trail Making Test (TMT)

trainable mentally retarded

training analysis

training evaluation

training school

training systems design

training validity

trait negativity bias

trait organization

trait rumination

trait self-focus

trait theory of leadership

trait–treatment interaction (TTI)

trajectories of dying

trajectory analysis

trance and possession disorder (TPD)

trance disorder

tranquilizer chair

transactional analysis (TA)

transactional contingent reward

transactional evaluation

transactional leadership

transactional model of development

transactional model of stress and coping

transactional psychotherapy

transactionalism

transactive memory system

transcendence need

transcendence therapy

transcendent counseling

transcendental meditation (TM)

transcendental state

transcendentalism

transcortical aphasia

transcortical motor aphasia (TMA)

transcortical sensory aphasia (TSA)

transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD)

transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

transcultural psychotherapy

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

transdermal patch

transductive reasoning

transfer by generalization

transfer function model

transfer of principles

transfer of training

transfer validity

transfer-appropriate processing

transference analysis

transference cure

transference distortion

transference neurosis

transference remission

transference resistance

transformation theory

transformational generative grammar

transformational leadership

transformational rules

transgenerational design

transgenerational patterns

transient global amnesia (TGA)

transient ischemic attack (TIA)

transient monocular blindness

transient tic disorder

transient tremor

transition probability

transitional bilingual education

transitional employment

transitional living

transitional object

transitional phenomenon

transitive inference task

translation and back-translation

translational research

transmarginal inhibition (TMI)

transmuting internalization

transneural degeneration

transneuronal degeneration

transorbital lobotomy

transpersonal psychology

transplacental transmission

transplantation

transposition of affect

transsynaptic degeneration

transtentorial herniation

transtheoretical model (TTM)

transverse plane

transvestic fetishism

tranylcypromine

trauma management therapy

trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

traumagenic psychosis

traumatic brain injury (TBI)

traumatic disorder

traumatic encephalopathy

traumatic fistula

traumatic grief

traumatic gynecologic fistula

traumatic hemorrhage

traveling salesperson problem (TSP)

traveling wave theory

Treacher Collins syndrome

treatment adherence

treatment audit

treatment effect

treatment effectiveness evaluation

treatment facility

treatment integrity

treatment level

treatment outcome research

treatment process research

treatment protocol

treatment refusal

treatment resistance

treatment trial

treatment validity

treatment variable

treatment withholding

treatment-seeking behavior

triad training model

trial consultant

trial-and-error learning

triangular test

triangular theory of love

triarchic theory of intelligence

tricho- (trich-)

trichomegaly-retinal degeneration syndrome

trichotillomania

trichromatic theory

tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)

Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire (TPQ)

tridimensional theory of feeling

trifluoperazine

trigeminal chemoreception

trigeminal nerve

trigeminal neuralgia

trigeminal nucleus

trigeminal rhizotomy

trigger feature

triggering cause

trihexyphenidyl

triiodothyronine (T3)

trimethoxyamphetamine (TMA)

trinucleotide repeat

tripartite model of attitudes

triphasic pattern

triple-code model of imagery

triple-X condition

trochlear nerve

trophic hormone

tropic hormone (trophic hormone)

true experiment

true precocious puberty

true schizophrenia

true–false test

Truman Show delusion

truncated distribution

trust versus mistrust

tryptamine derivative

tryptophan hydroxylase

tubal pregnancy

tuberculous meningitis

tuberoinfundibular tract

tuberomammillary nucleus

Tukey test of additivity

Tukey–Kramer procedure

Tukey’s honestly significant difference test (Tukey’s HSD test)

Turner syndrome

twelfth cranial nerve

twelve-step program

twilight vision

twinship transference

two-by-two contingency table

two-by-two factorial design

two-by-two table

two-chair technique

two-dimensional leader behavior space

two-factor analysis of variance

two-factor design

two-factor theory

two-factor theory of emotion

two-factor theory of work motivation

two-parameter model

two-person psychology

two-plus-two phenomenon

two-point discrimination

two-point threshold

two-process model of recall

two-sample t test

two-sample test

two-sided message

two-stage memory theory

two-stage sampling

two-stage stopping rule

two-tailed hypothesis

two-tailed test

two-way analysis of covariance

two-way analysis of variance

two-way factorial design

two-way interaction

tympanic cavity

tympanic membrane

tympanic reflex

Type 1 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes

Type A personality

Type B personality

Type D personality

Type I conditioning

type identity theory

Type II conditioning

Type R conditioning

Type S conditioning

Type T personality

type-changing plastic surgery

type–token distinction

type–token ratio (TTR)

typical antipsychotic

typical schizophrenia

typicality effect

tyrosine hydroxylase

Browse Dictionary

ADVERTISEMENT

Word of the Day

ADVERTISEMENT

Also of Interest

Psychology in the News