Psychology Glossary 1

Abnormal psychology: The area of psychological investigation concerned with understanding the nature of individual pathologies of mind, mood and behavior.

变态心理学又成为病理心理学，它是一门研究病态个体的心理，情绪和行为的心理学领域。

Absolute threshold: The minimum amount of physical energy needed to produce a reliable sensory experience; operationally defined as the stimulus level at which a sensory signal is detected half the time.

绝对阀值：能产生可靠的感官体验所需要的最小物理能量；在操作上定义为在一半的时间内能检测到感觉信号的刺激水平。