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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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JOB ENLARGEMENT

responsibility expansion in a particular job.In horizontal job enlargement the employee is required to perform a greater number and variety

JANIS-FEYERABEND HYPOTHESIS

the belief that persuasive discourse is truly effective in case an individual refutes positive arguments on the other side of

ITEM WEIGHTING

A numeric value assigned to a test item, which shows its proportion of the total score of the test, say,

JOB ENRICHMENT

employees' interest enhancement in work tasks by improving the "quality of life" on the job, see quality of work life.

JOB DIMENSIONS

1. the overall categories that define the nature of a given job like clerical or receptionist duties. 2. main competence

JOB ANALYSIS

Important classes of job information include the behaviours, tools, working conditions and skills involved in the job. Data is obtained

JOB INVOLVEMENT

the degree to which a person identifies with their job. Job accomplishments lead to a strong sense of pride and

JOB-COMPONENT VALIDITY

It is to predict the suitability for a particular job that involves use of the position analysis questionnaire and the

JIGGLE CAGE

A spring-mounted box that records small oscillations caused by enclosed animals.

JOB ROTATION

an employment practice in which workers are required to perform different duties on a regularly scheduled basis.

JOHNSON V LOUISIANA

a case resulting in an influential decision establishing that there is no constitutional requirements for states to require juries to

ITEM ANALYSIS

A range of procedures used to measure the statistical advantages of separate items comprising a particular psychological test. These procedures

JONESTOWN MASS SUICIDE

A small group of members attacked and killed members of a congressional fact finding delegation from the United States, Jones

JOB-PLACEMENT STAGE

a level of rehabilitation at which a person with a disability is expected to be ready to stand the competitiveness

JOINT PROBABILITY

the probability for two events occurring simultaneously.

JOINT ATTENTION

two or more people's attention focused on an object or action.

JOB PREVIEW

Information provided to people applying for a position

ITERATION

A certain computational step repetition until futher repetition no longer changes the outcome or until the repetition meets some other

JUMPING STAND

a type of apparatus used to research discriminations. Rats try to obtain food so they have to jump through doors

JUNCTURE

a set of phonological features that signals the boundary between two words or word element,s so that, an ice cream