RECIPROCAL ALTRUISM
A type of helping behavior that is perpetuated when one individual helps another at some future time the second individual…
REVERSE TOLERANCE
Generally in psychoactive drugs (especially central nervous system stimulants), the tendency of increased sensitivity in the body wherein repeated doses…
SCHEDULE OF REINFORCEMENT
Any type of guideline used in conditioning which outlines which responses will be reinforced. Also known as: reinforcement schedule. See…
PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS
Statistically, a technique that completely reproduces an interrelationship amongst many correlated variables with a smaller number of "principle components" that…
PROPOSITION
In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being…
QUALITATIVE EVALUATION
An evaluation yielding narratives from unstructured methods of data collection. This approach is characterized by a goal-free evaluation rather than…
RECIPROCAL DETERMINISM
An assertion that a reciprocal relation exists among environment, behavior and the individual. That is to say, that instead of…
REPEATED MEASURES DESIGN
Framework for research wherein specific individuals are evaluated on specific dependent variables over time, during repeated episodes.
PRIVATE EVENT
A private event is experienced only by one person. It is described as private activity, thought or experience. It can…
PSEUDO- PSYCHOLOGICAL
Pseudo-psychological describes a practice or discipline that purports to be based In in real psychology but usually cannot stand up…
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
The opposite of organic factors, functional factors contribute to the development of personality, maintain health and well-being and the structure…
QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
An experiment in which participants are assigned to either control groups or experimental groups in a non-random manner.
RECONSTRUCTION
During psychoanalysis, the review and examination of past events which have resulted in current emotional problems. Also, the analytical rebuilding…
REPLICATION
One of the main tenets of the scientific method; repeating an experiment to ensure that the results can be attained…
RISK FACTOR
Any behavioral, hereditary, environmental, or other consideration which increases the likelihood of developing a disease or disorder, or becoming involved…
SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION
Reckoning of an event with regards to a recognized group of scientific concepts, details, and assumptions. Standard types of explanation…