EX-PATIENT CLUB
Psychiatry. Where an group is organised for ongoing care by former mental patients as part of an aftrcare program. See…
EXPECTANCY
1. Behavioural psychology. The state where an organism anticipates an event based on previous experience. 2. Cognitive psychology. Mental set…
EXPECTANCY CONTROL DESIGN
Design of an experiment where the experimenter expectancy effect occurs separately from the independent variable.
EXPECTANCY EFFECT
The effect of a person's expectations about another person's behaviour on the behaviour of the person. See experimenter expectancy effect.
EXPECTANCY THEORY
1. Theory that cognitive learning involves acquired expectancies. 2. Motivational theory where a positive outcome is more likely to occur…
EXPECTANCY-VALUE MODEL
Where motivation for an outcome depends on the significance of the outcome.
EXPECTANT ANALYSIS
Where an analyst waits for the client to gradually unfold his psyche. Compare focused analysis.
EXPECTATION-STATES THEORY
An explanation for status differentiation in groups that proposes members allocate status to those who are capable but also to…
EXPECTED FREQUENCY
1. Frequency predicted from a theoretical model. 2. Frequency based on chance alone.
EXPECTED VALUE
The central value of a randomn variable. Also called first moment- population mean.
EXPERIENCE
1. The conscious event. 2. Present content of consciousness. 3. An event resulting in earning.
EXPERIENCE-DEPENDENT PROCESS
The process where a synapse is formed and maintained as a result of an experience. Also called experience dependent synaptogenesis.
EXPERIENCE-EXPECTANT PROCESS
The process that forms synapses when an organism has a species tytpical experience. Also called experience expectant synaptogenesis.
EXPERIENCER
Used in case grammar, it is the thing that experiences the effect of the action, state or process described in…
EXPERIENTIAL FAMILY THERAPIST
Therapist using intuition, feelings and underlying processes to treat families.