act

3 definitions
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Definition 1

act

n. a complex behavior, as distinct from a simple movement.

ACT

1. abbreviation for acceptance and commitment therapy.

2. abbreviation for atropine-coma therapy.

3. abbreviation for attention-control training.

4. abbreviation for Auditory Consonant Trigram.

ACT*

acronym (pronounced act-star) for adaptive control of thought theory, in revised form. ACT* is a theory of the mental representation of knowledge and of skilled behaviors that implement knowledge. [formulated by U.S. cognitive psychologist John R. Anderson (1947–  )]
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Definition 2

act

n. a complex behavior, as distinct from a simple movement.

ACT

1. abbreviation for acceptance and commitment therapy.

2. abbreviation for atropine-coma therapy.

3. abbreviation for attention-control training.

4. abbreviation for Auditory Consonant Trigram.

ACT*

acronym (pronounced act-star) for adaptive control of thought theory, in revised form. ACT* is a theory of the mental representation of knowledge and of skilled behaviors that implement knowledge. [formulated by U.S. cognitive psychologist John R. Anderson (1947–  )]
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Definition 3

act

n. a complex behavior, as distinct from a simple movement.

ACT

1. abbreviation for acceptance and commitment therapy.

2. abbreviation for atropine-coma therapy.

3. abbreviation for attention-control training.

4. abbreviation for Auditory Consonant Trigram.

ACT*

acronym (pronounced act-star) for adaptive control of thought theory, in revised form. ACT* is a theory of the mental representation of knowledge and of skilled behaviors that implement knowledge. [formulated by U.S. cognitive psychologist John R. Anderson (1947–  )]

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