CATEGORICAL THOUGHT
n. a form of abstract thinking which involves more of the use of philosophical concepts and generalized classifications. This is…
CATEGORICAL VARIABLE
n. a variable with a number of possible values, yet these are fixed and limited into set groups or classes.…
CATEGORIES OF THOUGHT
n. a belief that, in interpreting the empirical experience, logic and reason already give structure to what its categories are…
CATEGORIZATION
n. the process of grouping or classifying people, objects, events, and experiences. Usually, these are grouped according to classes based…
CATEGORIZED LIST
n. a controlled list of items that is used in tests and experiments on memory. The list prompts a free…
CATEGORY MIDPOINT
in statistics, refers to a point halfway between the upper limit and the lower limit of a class or, in…
CATEGORY TEST
n. a test which presents each participant with a series of six sub-tests, each set being assigned a number and…
CATEGORY-SYSTEM METHOD
n. any method or system of classification whose criteria involve the use of structured (categorical) and observable (empirical) measures which…
CATELECTROTONUS
n. a physical condition in which there is increase excitability or irritability observed in the nerve or muscle nearest the…
CATOPTRICS
n. a branch of optics that is concerned with image reflection and reflected light. It studies the phenomena of how…
CAT'S-EYE SYNDROME
n. a rare congenital defect wherein the eyes exhibit a cleft iris (cat's eye) appearance and the anus is imperforate.…
CATTELL INVENTORY
n. the earliest version of several self-report inventories used to study personality traits through factor analysis. First developed by British-American…
CATTELL, JAMES MCKEEN
(1860-1944) a U.S. psychologist who became the first American ever to publish a psychology dissertation and earn a German doctorate.…
CATTELL-HORN THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
n. a theory which proposes that general intelligence can be divided into two broad sets of abilities, namely: (1) G-f,…
CATTELL'S FACTORIAL THEORY OF PERSONALITY
n. an approach to describing human personality traits using factor analytical methods. Through factor analysis, Cattell could identify and classify…
CAUDA EQUINA
n. a bundle of spinal nerve roots and nerves resembling the appearance of a horse's tail. It consists of the…