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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

MECHANISM

is an umbrella term for a variety of different meanings. In terms of processes and systems, a mechanism is a

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

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.

DIRECT COPING

The active and focused confrontation and management of a tressful situation.

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.

EMPIRICAL TEST

Testing a hypothesis with experiments.

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