BODY-IMAGE IDEALS
n. the personal or individual standards set on body appearance. Actual attributes are developed and optimized to arrive at a…
BODY-MIND PROBLEM, MIND CONTROL
n. control of the body and its physical activities using the power and persuasion of the mind. Also refers to…
BODY-SIZE OVERESTIMATION
n. a tendency to overestimate the bulk and size of one's personal features. It reflects poor body esteem and leads…
BODY-TYPE THEORIES
n. a group of theories which suggest that physical aspects such as body build, shape, and size exert an influence…
BOGARDUS SOCIAL DISTANCE SCALE
n. a socio-psychological scale which measures a person's specific attitude towards people of other ethnic groups. The general assumption is…
BOGUS PIPELINE
n. the attachment of a fake diagnostic apparatus on a person under study. The participant is falsely made to believe…
BOILERMAKER'S DEAFNESS
n. a type of deafness acquired from too frequent exposure to high-intensity noise. This phenomenon has been observed for quite…
BOLSTERING OF AN ATTITUDE
n. a method which reduces conflicting thoughts or dissonant beliefs in a person's cognition. This is done by generating new…
BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION (BFOQ)
n. a criteria which most employers follow in hiring and recruitment. This is based on the personal characteristics which certify…
BONDAGE AND DISCIPLINE (B AND D)
n. that particular stage in bondage in which the erotic sensation is heightened by spanking or whipping. In the ritual…
BOND-SAMPLING THEORY OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE
n. a theory on intelligence which postulates that, rather than human intelligence being based on one single factor, it should…
BONE CONDUCTION
n. the conduction of sound waves as they are transmitted through the inner ear and onto the bones of the…
BONE-CONDUCTION TESTING
n. an audiometric test designed to supplement air-conduction testing. On its part, it further confirms whether the hearing loss previously…
BONFERRONI T TEST
n. in statistics, refers to a correction method that is applied when there are several tests being conducted simultaneously. The…
BOOLEAN ALGEBRA
n. a logical operation which assists domains in translating symbolic statements into algebraic equations. These are consistent with mathematical rules…
BOOMERANG EFFECT
n. in social psychology, refers to a persuasive form of communication sent to a receiver, yet returned back with the…
BOOSTER SESSIONS
n. in psychotherapy, refers to additional therapy sessions which are conducted periodically. These are done in order to assess the…