Glossary C
Glossary C
Crystallized abilities refer to intellectual abilities in Cattell's theory of intelligence, that develop from cultural context and learning experience in contrast with Fluid abilities.
Crystallized ability is one of two (2) higher order factors of intelligence conceived by Cattell. Crystallized ability refers to the intellectual capacities obtained through culture -based learning.
Crystallized intelligence refers to the the ability to use learned information collected throughout a life span.
CS is the abbreviations of Conditional or Conditioned stimulus, a stimulus that does not elicit a particular response initially, but comes to do so as a result of becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus.
CS (Conditioned stimulus) refers to an originally neutral stimulus that, through repeated pairings with an unconditioned stimulus, acquires the ability to elicit the response originally produced only by the unconditioned stimulus
CS-US relevance refers to an innate tendency to easily associate certain types of stimuli with each other. Please see CS, US.
- CSA (Central Sleep Apnea) : CSA is the acronym of Central Sleep Apnea which is a type of Apnea that occurs most often during Rapid Eye Movement sleep in which disordered breathing is related to the brain failing to send the necessary signals to breathe. This may reflect brainstem abnormalities that manifest only during sleep.