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PREJUDICE

noun. 1. a negative outlook toward another individual or group of people shaped prior to of any encounters with the

POPULATION

noun. 1. the entire amount of people in a rendered geographical location. 2. with regard to statistics, a theoretically defined,

PRESCRIPTION PRIVILEGE

the legal privilege to prescribe drugs and other medicines required for the remediation of medical or cognitive health troubles.

POPULATION DENSITY

the amount of individuals or other living beings per unit of space.

POPULATION RESEARCH

the analysis of the numbers, and modifications in the numbers, of individuals and other living beings, concentrating on the reasons

DEVIANT BEHAVIOR

Any behaviour that deviates from the group. Also called deviance.

DISCRIMINATED OPERANT

An operant under stimulus control where response is more likely to occur with a discriminative stimulus is present tahn when

DOWNWARD DRIFT HYPOTHESIS, DRIFTING ATTENTION

A disorder where attention is a short span of time but a person then drifts back to a somnolent state.

EGO-DEFENSIVE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE

The role that an attitude plays in maintaining and enhancing our self esteem.

ENVIRONMENTAL THERAPY

Therapy addressing and including a person's surroundings to promote better cognitive, affective and behavioural health. See milieu therapy- therapeutic community.

EXPERIMENT

The series of observations under controlled conditions used to study relationships to draw a causal inference.

LEISURE LIFESTYLE

A lifestyle (way of living) in which free time, otherwise referred to as leisure time forms a large part of

MANNERISM

a habitual facial expression or movement classed as characteristic of an individual.

MENTAL ABERRATION

is used to describe a deviation from any linear or normal thinking.

MODERATOR VARIABLE

with respect to statistics, a moderator variable is entirely unrelated to the criterion variable but it is still related to

NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION

usually employs an observational method where a research study is conducted primarily in the field without the control of the

OBJECTIVE

1. having authentic presence in reality, based upon viewable phenomena. 2. adjective. unbiased or not influenced by private emotions, perceptions,

ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

a multidimensional structure characterizing the level of achievement attained by an establishment. In accordance with the goal-attainment model, efficacy is

PASSIVE LISTENING

with regard to psychotherapy and counseling, attentive listening by a counselor or therapy professional without impeding upon or disrupting the

PERSONAL DOCUMENTS

writings, documentations, and alike material generated by an individual who, whenever assessed in personal-document analysis, might render knowledge upon that