NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
an abstract continuous probability distribution which is na act of two parameters: the expected value, p, and the variance, o.…
OPERANT BEHAVIOR
behavior which generates an impact upon the surroundings and whose probability of happening again is influenced by consequences. Operant behavior…
PARADOXICAL REACTION
with regard to pharmacology, a drug response which contradicts the predicted effect, for instance, worsening of anxiety following the deliverance…
PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY
postulated by Albert Bandura as a primary determinant of emotional and motivational conditions and behavioral change, a person's subjective comprehension…
PILOT TESTING
the assessment of some factor of the research materials or procedure utilized in a pilot study.
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…