PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING
founded by Ivan Pavlov, a form of acquisition wherein an initially neutral stimulant, the conditioned stimulus, whenever coupled with a…
PAYNE V TENNESSEE
a case resulting in a 1991 American Supreme Court judgment mandating that the admission of victim impact statements in court…
PAYOFF MATRIX
a table or schedule which lists the advantages and costs stemming from each potential route of action which could be…
PAYTON, CAROLYN R
An American psychologist, Carolyn Payton is widely recognized as director of the Peace Corps in the late 1970's and as…
PCP INTOXICATION
a reversible syndrome stemming from recent ingestion of PCP. It comprises clinically substantial behavioral or psychological modifications, in addition to…
PCP INTOXICATION DELIRIUM
a reversible syndrome which grows over a short period of time subsequent to significant pcp consumption. It comprises disruption to…
PEABODY PICTURE VOCABULARY TEST (PPVT)
a test wherein groups of four black-and-white images are shown to the test-taker, who chooses the one which correlates to…
PEAK CLIPPING
the ridding of high-amplitude parts of speech waves by way of electronics, resulting in some loss of quality but minimal,…
PEAK EXPERIENCE
with regard to the humanistic theory of Abraham Maslow, a moment of awe, exhilaration, or transcendence which might sometimes be…
PEAK PERFORMANCE
a performance at the best level of a person's physical and cognitive abilities.
PEAK PROCEDURE
a procedure, utilized in behavioral analyses, wherein repetitions of a fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement are intermittent along periods, generally two…
PEAK SHIFT
1. a phenomenon, observed in stimulus generalization, which takes place after discrimination training comprising two stimulants across a typical dimension.…
PECKING ORDER
a generally linear chain of power, status, and privilege which surpasses all others in some establishments and cultural groups. The…
PECTUS CARINATUM
a malformation of the chest wall wherein the sternum sticks out significantly. The condition might be an indicator of disorders…