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…
DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN
A pattern revealed by a population variable such as birth and death rates, income, medical health etc.
DIVIDED CONSCIOUSNESS
State where more than one mental activity is being carried out.See dual task competition.
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology dealing with methods of learning and addresses a variety of psychological problems.
EMPOWERMENT
1. Promoting skills, knowledge and the confidence needed to take control of your life. 2. Delegation of increased power making…
EXACT REPLICATION
Repeating an experiment where the goal is to have the conditions as close to the original conditions as possible.
EXTERNALIZATION
1. defense mechanism where our thoughts and feelings are attributed to the external world. 2. Process of learning to distinguish…
MALADAPTATION
A condition where- biological, psychological, behavioural and/or defence mechanisms are detrimental to the survival and reproduction of a species.
MEDICAL AUDIT
is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an…
MINIMIZATION
is the process of cognitive distortion which usually manifests itself as underestimating the importance and relevance of events to oneself…
MUSTURBATION
first proposed by U.S. psychotherapist Albert Ellis (1913 - ), musturbation is the tendency for an individual to meet often…
OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING
the utmost potential degree of operation, particularly in the regions of valuable unions, work life, school, and subjective health.
PARTICIPANT
noun. an individual who participates in an investigation, analysis, or experiment, for instance by performing jobs mandated by the experimenter…