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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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ACCENTUATION THEORY

Henri Tajfel's concept that points out a tendency to over-emphasize the differences between things belonging to different categories, and likewise,…

ACCEPTANCE

noun. 1. an agreeable demeanor toward a concept, position, individual, or group. In regards to therapy, a welcoming and open-minded…

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY

a type of CBT (cognitive behavior therapy)- aids individuals in letting go of old behaviors that have hindered them in…

ACCEPTANCE REGION

the range in which test values will point to a null hypothesis being accepted.

ACCEPTANCE SAMPLING

the welcoming of a study into a sample because it qualifies on the basis of it lying within a range…

ACCEPTANCE STAGE

Elisabeth Kiibler-Ross devised the five stages of dying- this being the last of those stages. In this stage, individuals retract…

ACCESS

verb. To recollect events from the past

ACCESSIBILITY

noun. Open, receptive, approachable

ACCESSIBILITY OF AN ATTITUDE

the probability of a specific attitude being evoked from recollection upon confronting the attitude object.

ACCESSIBLE

adjective. 1. open to private and reciprocal action- welcoming to therapeutic interventions to aid in restoring or maintaining emotional, cognitive,…

ACCIDENT

noun. 1. an unpredictable happening- often results in fatalities or physical damage to persons and/or property. 2. a befalling.

ACCIDENT ANALYSIS

the procedure followed to ascertain how an accident occurred in keeping with a plan to aid in prevention of such…

ACCIDENT BEHAVIOR

behavior that is more likely to cause damage to persons, objects or other surroundings. Often, this behavior is seen in…

ACCIDENT PREVENTION

1. the employment of proven tactics that aid in decreasing the frequency and grimness of accidents. Accident analysis is often…

ACCIDENT PRONENESS

being more likely than most to be the cause or victim of an accident. Controversial since it's introduction in the…

ACCIDENTAL CHAINING

educating by means of repeated exposure and fortification, a successiveness of two or more activities that incorporates a gesture that…

ACCIDENTAL GROUP

an arrangement of people who have continually stumbled upon one another enough to which they slowly end up grouped together…

ACCIDENTAL PROPERTY

traits belonging to an object or person that are not vital to it's being or survival. Commonly referred to as…

ACCIDENT-PATH MODEL

a prototype used to show the predecessors and producers of an accident via a sequential pattern.

ACCLI

1. alteration of surroundings or assignment for the purpose of accommodating disabled persons. 2. the act of altering the distance…