BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
n. a comprehensive set of information gathered on a job candidate fo the purpose of screening and selection. It includes…
BIOGRAPHICAL EVALUATION AND SCREENING OF TROOPS
n. a screening program used in the classification and selection of military personnel. It identifies candidates who are likely or…
BIOGRAPHICAL METHOD
n. the collection and analysis of an account on a person. It may be the whole or a portion of…
BIOINFORMATIONAL THEORY
n. a theory which explains why, in the process of imagery, a person should focus on making the image more…
BIOLOGICAL CLOCK
n. the internal mechanism which controls the rhythm of activities in a living organism. Referred to as biological rhythm or…
BIOLOGICAL DRIVE
n. the fundamental drives which govern and affect human behavior. They pertain to the most basic physiological needs of man…
BIOLOGICAL FACTOR
n. Anything which affects the function and behavior of a living organism. Internally, this factor can be a physical, physiological,…
BIOLOGICAL FALLACY
n. the assumption which concludes that all human phenomena can be explained by biological factors and processes. This is viewed…
BIOLOGICAL FAMILY
n. in law and social medicine, refers to a family and its members who are related by blood. The concept…
BIOLOGICAL INTELLIGENCE
n. the kind of intelligence which is presumed to be of biological origin. It refers to that level of mental…
BIOLOGICAL LIFE EVENTS
n. specific phases in human development wherein age-determined biological changes naturally occur. Mostly acccounted for by physiological changes, these include…
BIOLOGICAL MARKER
n. a biological variable which accompanies a condition or disease, regardless of whether or not it directly or indirectly causes…
BIOLOGICAL MEASURES
n. measures that are drawn from bodily activities of humans or from biological systems in nature. These make use of…
BIOLOGICAL MOTION
n. a visual interpretation of movement observed in a living organism. In biological motion experiments, a 12-point light display is…
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
n. the science which integrates that area of overlap between biology and psychology. It studies the reciprocal relationship between the…
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
n. any condition that puts pressure and makes demands on both the physical and psychological defense system of a living…
BIOLOGICAL TAXONOMY
n. a system of classification which organizes all living organisms. The classic model is that of a hierarchial system arranged…
BIOLOGICAL THEORY OF AGING
n. a number of probable theories which may explain the different facets of aging. Some of these explanations include programmed…
BIOLOGICAL THERAPY
n. a form of treatment designed to restore normal health and well-being. Relying on the immune system, it taps on…