LOOKING-GLASS SELF
is a theory which attempts to explain the mechanism and reasoning behind humans consistent attempts to evaluate their own performance…
MEASUREMENT ERROR
is any difference between the observed value and the real or true value which leads to the skewing of results…
METHODOLOGICAL OBJECTIVISM VERSUS METHOD
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Robert I. Watson (1909 - 1980) is a prescriptive dimension which can be used to…
MULTIPLE RELATIONSHIP
In the context of psychology, a multiple relationship may arise between a psychologist and a non-professional, potentially: concurrently is in…
NONDIRECTIVE APPROACH
a technique in psychotherapy and counseling wherein the client controls the path of therapy by displaying their own emotions, stating…
OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE
a dimension of the big five personality model and the five-factor personality model which references single variants in the propensity…
PAPER-AND-PENCIL TEST
an examination wherein the problems or queries are penned, printed, or drawn and the answers are penned too.
PERCEIVED SELF
the subjective appraisal of private factors which one renders to their self.
PILOT STUDY
a preemptive research project modeled to assess and change procedure in readying for a subsequent and more complex research project.…
DELAYED EFFECT
An effect that is not seen until some time after the event. See causal latency- remote cause.
DIGIT SPAN
An attention test to see how many numbers a person is able to remember. There is a forward and backward…
DIVERGENT THINKING
Thinking that formulates new solutions to problems. Compare convergent thinking.
ECONOMY OF EFFORT
The tendency to act efficiently and to m inimise energy expenditure. See elegant solution- Occam's razor.
EXPRESSED EMOTION (EE)
Negative emotions that are expressed by family members to the person with a mental or emotional disorder.
LOOSENING OF ASSOCIATIONS
the action of jumping between unrelated or indirectly associated ideals and theories mid-sentence without any reason. This is similar to…
METHODOLOGICAL PLURALISM
is the acceptance of a value once multiple methodologies have been used.
MULTIPLE-APTITUDE TEST
is a group of tests which are used to examine the participants IQ yielding information about their subject abilities opposed…