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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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EXPANSIVE MOOD

The mood that reflects feelings of grandiosity.

EXPANSIVENESS

A personality trait with an onverfriendliness and lack of restraint.

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

The state of tense and emotional anticipation.

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.

EXPERIENTIAL HISTORY

The whole background a person has from birth to death.

EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE

The expertise and understanding we have from pour life experience.