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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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EVENT SAMPLING

Sampling where the frame of sampling consists of events and behaviours such as going to a party or having disorder

EVENT-RELATED MAGNETIC FIELD (ERF)

Any change in the magnetic field of the brain detected on the scalp by a magneto encephalogram.

EVENT-RELATED POTENTIAL (ERP)

The electrical brain potential elicited by an event or stimulus.

EVENT-RELATED-POTENTIAL MEASURE OF ATTITUDES (ERP MEASURE OF ATTITUDES)

Psychological measure of attitudes based on electrocortical activity.

EVERSION THEORY OF AGING

Where aging arises from functional deterioration of body tissues due to collagen changes.

EVERYDAY RACISM

Giving differential treatment to people based on racial groups occuring in common situations.

EVIL EYE

Folk belief. Belief in a stare that is hostile and will cause adversity, illness, injury or destruction for the person

EVIRATION

1. Castration or emasculation. 2. A man's delusion he has been turned into a woman.

EVOCATIVE THERAPY

Behaviour is aroused by underlying factors where changes to factors can change behaviour.

EVOKED POTENTIAL (EP)

The electrical activity seen in part of the nervous system in response to stimulation. Also called evoked response.

EVOLUTION

The process that involves a gradual change in a population's appearnace that has happened over many generations.

EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Process of consciousness arising in the animal kingdom associated with evolution.

EVOLUTION OF INTELLIGENCE

Process that has developed intelligence from earlier and simpler species to later and more complex species.

EVOLUTION OF THE BRAIN

Concept dealing with the barin developing over many millions of years from a small bundle of nerve fibres. See cephalisation.

EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY (ESS)

The equilibrium between 2 different adaptive strategies allowing both strategies to be maintained within the population.

EVOLUTIONARY AESTHETICS

Concept of art evolving due to intrinsic forces rather than changing to reflect extra artistic forces.

EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Application of Darwinian evolution of natural selection to explain contemporary human development.

EVOLUTIONARY EPISTEMOLOGY

Any approach used to explain the origins and development of human knowledge in terms of biological evolution.

EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY

Approach to psychology where human cognition and behaviour have adapted from physical and social environments.

EVOLUTIONARY THEORY

A theory accounting for evolution of organisms over successive generations.