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Aspirational

Aspirational refers to a strong desire to achieve something high or great.

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Aspirin

Aspirin is not typically discussed in the context of psychology, as it is primarily known as a medication used to reduce pain, inflammation, and fever. However, there are some potential psychological effects of aspirin, including its ability to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms in some individuals.

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ASPS

Advanced Sleep Phase Syndrome (ASPS) is a sleep disorder characterized by an abnormal sleep pattern in which a person falls asleep very early in the evening and wakes up very early in the morning. People with ASPS typically have difficulty staying awake in the evening and may experience excessive sleepiness during the day.

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ASQ

ASQ refers to either Attributional-style questionnaire or Ages & Stages Questionnaires (below)

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Assault

Assault refers to an unlawful offer or attempt with force or violence to do a corporal hurt to another or to frighten another. This is one of the terms used in Forensic Psychology

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Assembly bonus effect

Deutsch: Montagebonus Effekt / Español: Efecto de bonificación de ensamblaje / Português: Efeito de bônus de montagem / Français: Effet de bonus d'assemblage / Italiano: Effetto bonus di assemblaggio /

Assembly bonus effect is a term which means producing an outcome as a group that is superior to the results that could have been achieved by a simple aggregation or accumulation of group members’ individual efforts; a gain in performance that is caused by the way the members fit together to form the work group.

Assent

Assent refers to an evidence of some form of agreement on the part of a child to participate in a Research study without the child's having the full understanding of the Research that

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Assertion

Assertion refers to a communicative act in which a person draws the attention of another person to a particular object, an example is when a child shows a toy to an adult as if to say "This is mine". Assertions may be made through words or gestures.

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