PREDICTION
noun. 1. an attempt to predict what will occur in a specific scenario, usually on the premise of past occurrences…
PREDICTIVE VALIDITY
an index of how well a test corresponds to a variant which is gauged in the future, at a time…
PREDICTOR VARIABLE
with regard to regression analysis, a variant which might be utilized to foretell the value of another variant- that being,…
PREDISPOSITION
noun. 1. a vulnerability to forming a disorder or illness, the actual growth of which is started by the interaction…
DELINQUENCY
Any behaviour that violates social rules and conventions. See juvenile delinquency.
DIVIDED ATTENTION
Paying attention to 2 things at once so more tasks can be performed at the same time.
EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE
The advice given to students to help them make suitable decisions regarding education. See educational counselling.
EVALUATION RESEARCH
Applying scientific principles, methods and theories to identify, describe, measure and predict importnat factors to develop human service delivery systems.…
EXTERNAL VALIDITY
The extent that research can be generalized beyond the results to other situations or people.
MAIN EFFECT
is the consistent effect of a single factor over other factors in the same experiment.
MEDIATED GENERALIZATION
is when a conditioned response is actioned by a stimuli which is entirely different from but still associated with the…
METHODOLOGY
is an umbrella term used to describe any system of methods, collection of principles and rules of a procedure which…
MUNDANE REALISM
in the context of psychological experiments, is the extent to which an activity or the entire study itself is similar…
OPPORTUNISTIC SAMPLING
the choosing of participants or other sampling factors for an experiment or questionnaire essentially because they're readily available.
PERCENTILE
noun. the position of a score in a distribution coded to show the percentage of instances within the batch which…