ZEN BUDDHISM
a Japanese school of Buddhism, extending back to the sixth century ce, wherein enlightenment was sought via direct, intuitive experience…
ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT
with regard to Levvygotsky's sociocultural theory, the difference between a kid's actual degree of capacity and the degree of capacity…
ZONE OF OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING (ZOF)
the wide array of physiological stimulation within which a person can carry on at the peak of physical, cognitive, and…
ZOOMORPHISM
noun. 1. the crediting of animal qualities to humans, inanimate items, or deities. 2. the utilization of animal psychology or…
ZEIGARNIK EFFECT
the propensity for disturbed, unfinished jobs to be better recalled than finished jobs.
ZUNG SELF-RATING DEPRESSION SCALE (SDS)
a widely utilized adult self-report depression-screening tool modeled to gauge the severity of depressive or mood-associated indicators. It is additionally…
ZONE OF POTENTIALITY
the wide array of a pupil's capacity for development, growth, or excellence within a specific skill or subject region.
ZOOPHARMACOGNOSY
noun. the capacity of non-human animals to choose plants and their portions for medicinal reasons to lower fevers or rid…
ZYGOTE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER (ZIFT)
a type of in vitro fertilization wherein sperm and ova are combined in a laboratory container like a petri dish,…
ZWAARDEMAKER OLFACTOMETER
an formative olfactom-etkr consisting of a sole glass tube open at each end. One end was placed into a nostril,…
ZONE OF COMPARISON TEST
a technique of placing questions in a control question test to encourage objective study of physiological reactions on polygraph charts…
WILL TO POWER 1
with regard to the individual psychology of Alfred Adler, the commitment to aim for superiority and dominance, which he argued…
TUBAL PREGNANCY
a pregnancy wherein the fertilized ovum is implanted into a fallopian tube's wall instead of into the uterus's lining.
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…