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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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WILLOWBROOK CONSENT JUDGMENT

a landmark agreement in 1975 between agencies, mothers and fathers, and friends of the court and New York, indicating the

WILLIE M CLASS ACTION

a 1979 class action lawsuit in North Carolina, settled out of court, which mandated a special category of kids of

WINNER EFFECT

the escalated probability that a person will win aggressive challenges as an outcome of having won prior challenges. The might

WILL THERAPY

a type of psychotherapy based upon the theory that neuroses can be veered away from or overcome by asserting one's

WHOLE REPORT

a technique utilized within analyses of iconic memory wherein the involved party tries to remember all of the displayed data.

WITHDRAWAL-DESTRUCTIVENESS

noun. with regard to the psychoanalysis of Erich Fromm, a method of correlation based upon withdrawal and isolation from other

WILLIAMS V FLORIDA

an influential 1970 United States Supreme Court judgment that juries of fewer than 12 individuals may be constitutionally permissible. The

WIN-STAY, LOSE-SHIFT STRATEGY

with regard to discrimination learning, a cognitive or behavioral method wherein a living being persists to render the same reaction

WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)

a test which necessitates that involved parties deduce from feedback how to organize a sequence of cards depicting many different

WOMAN-CENTERED PSYCHOLOGY

an approach to psychology which stresses the psychological, physical, and social encounters which are especially pertinent to females.

WOBBLE SWITCH

an interface between a tool and the utilizer which is alike to a joystick. The switch is activated whenever the

WITHDRAWAL DYSKINESIA

distortion or skewing of deliberate motions correlated to withdrawal from drugs or other agents.

WOODCOCK-JOHNSON PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL BATTERY

an evaluation, now in its third edition, which gauges mental capacity and educational achievement in kids, youths, or adults. The

WITHERSPOON EXCLUDABLES

prospective jurors who are so against the death penalty that they're not willing to consider it as an choice for

WILL-DO FACTORS

aspects adding to a worker's performance on a task which are creditable to their willingness instead of to their insight

WOLMAN'S DISEASE

a hereditary metabolic disorder marked by an insufficiency of acid lipase, an enzyme required to synthesize lipid molecules. The adrenal

WORD APPROXIMATION

a speech disruption wherein traditional words are utilized in untraditional or improper manners as in metonymy, or new but comprehensible

WOMB ENVY

1. with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the envy experienced by some males for the reproductive ability of females, thought of

WITCH DOCTOR

with regard to a multitude of traditional cultures, an individual thought to have magical powers utilizes these primarily to cure

WHITTEN EFFECT

the impact of chemical correspondence in eliciting ovulation. With regard to some rodent species, females ovulate whenever exposed to scents