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PROBABILISM

In the empirical sciences, the concept of probabilism says that events can be predicted with a reasonably high degree of

PROBING

The utilization of direct questioning in psychotherapy to stimulate further discussion. The technique is used to uncover important information relevant

PROCEDURAL LEARNING

Procedural learning is learning by acquiring skill at a task. This differs from learning factual knowledge in that procedural learning

PROCESSING-EFFICIENCY THEORY

Theory that has as its goal the explanation of the relationship between anxiety and performance.. In this theory, anxiety has

PRODUCT-MOMENT CORRELATION

In statistics, and invented by British statistician Karl Pearson, product-moment correlation is a statistic indexing the degree of liner relationship

PROFOUND MENTAL RETARDATION

Profound Mental Retardation is defined as an individual having an IQ under 20. Approximately 1 % of those with retardation

PROGRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT TESTS 1 (PAT)

Tests literally showing the achievement in the fields of reading vocabulary, reading comprehension and mathematics of a student following instruction

PROJECTIVE DEVICE

A projective device is defined in consumer psychology as a word-association technique in which key words are included in with

PROOFREADER'S ILLUSION

Proofreader's illusion is the illusion created when an error in a document or other written piece is missed due to

PROPOSITIONAI KNOWLEDGE

Since propositions are the smallest units of meaningful thought, then propositional knowledge can be represented as a series of propositional

PROSPECT THEORY

In decision making, prospect theory basically states that people are motivated more by the anxiety of loss than of potential

PROTEIN DEFICIENCY

As the name implies, that condition where amounts of proteins in the system is too low to meet minimum standards

PROTOTYPE MODEL

The prototype model proposes the formation of an average of the members of a category and subsequently uses that average

PROXY VARIABLE

A proxy variable can serve in the place of another if they have been shown to have substantially the same

PSEUDOCOPULATION

Bodily contact between a man and woman, sometimes fully clothed where ejaculation occurs, but no penetration has actually taken place.

PSEUDONEUROTIC SCHIZOPHRENIA

Primarily a personality disorder as opposed to an actual form of schizophrenia. Patients who suffer from it are generally diagnoses

PSITTACISM

Mechanical and parrot like speech characterized by repetition

PSYCHIC DETERMINISM

Psychic determinism is the position (most commonly credited to Freud) that psychic events occur because of an underlying cause that

PSYCHOANALYSIS

Psychoanalysis, as formulated by its developer, Dr. Sigmund Freud, is a treatment of psychological disorder and treatments. It is based

PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY

Various theories regarding human functioning. Such theories are underpinned by the interplay of drives and internal forces of the subject.