Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Activities that can be observed by an outsider.  

Pertaining to the handling characteristics of a vehicle that has a center of gravity behind the center of the car, making it necessary to steer continuously during a turn as the rear tires must develop more drift angle than the front tires.  

An effect produced when two conditioned stimuli are both presented at the same time with the unconditioned stimulus. When one conditioned stimulus is more intense than the other, it tends to overshadow the other and will prevent the formation of an association between the second and the unconditioned stimulus.  

A condition in which the aorta takes blood from the right ventricle as well as from the left ventricle.  

Shielding a child to the extent that he or she becomes overly dependent upon the parent or other adult. Limitation of the behavior or autonomy of another person due to excessive concern for that person’s safety or ability to function independently.  

A condition where the population exceeds the ability of the land to sustain it. The point at which a population is too large to be supported by the available resources.  

Used in training programs to increase muscular strength. The concept whereby a person gradually increases the resistance load on muscles. The overload principle states that muscle growth will not occur unless the muscle is stressed at a level beyond normal loads. Thus, for resistance training to be effective in increasing lean body mass, the exercises…

Subjecting a person to excessive stress.  

Practice beyond the point of mastery in learning a set of material.  

A situation in which several people may be responsible for the same activity.