AROUSAL THEORY
1. the theory that the physical environment can affect arousal levels by stimulating brain-based mechanisms. Stress and arousal are created…
ATTENTION-DEFICITHYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD AHD)
in DSM-IV-TR, this represents a behavioral syndrome characterized by the persistent presence (i.e., for 6 months or more) of six…
BEHAVIOR SETTING
n. in environmental psychology, refers to the environment as the setting for observing behavior. This setting, for instance, may include…
BELIEF-DESIRE REASONING
n. the process wherein a person tends to predict and explain someone else's behavior based on how the former understands…
CALIBRATION
n. the process of setting a measuring device in order to conform with a reference standard. These settings are either…
CONCURRENT THERAPY
1. the employment of two remedies simultaneously. 2. with regard to marriage, couples, or family therapy, the treatment of significant…
CONSISTENT MAPPING
a stipulation of a research job wherein a chosen stimulant is either (i) consistently an objective or (ii) consistently one…
CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
a department of psychology which examines likeness and difference in human actions spanning various cultures and recognizes the varying psychological…
ADOPTION STUDY
a model of investigation that intends to ascertain an estimate of the level of genetic potential of a chosen attribute…
ANECDOTAL RECORD
a factual written record of a person's conduct, based on succinct, spontaneous, and descriptive observations made by an onlooker. This…
ASSESSMENT
1. in general, refers to the judgment of the quality, worth, importance, or value of something or someone. 2. may…
ATTENUATION
1. the lessening or weakening in strength, value, or quality of a stimulus or other factor, for example, a medication…
BEHAVIOR THEORY
n. an attempt to explain behavior through generally-accepted principles. The initial assumption is that behavior can be explained and further…
BIOCHEMICAL DEFECT
n. a metabolic defect which contibutes to the onset of a neurological or psychiatric condition. This defect may either be…
CONCURRENT VALIDITY
the degree of communication between two measurements at the same time, primarily the investigation of one exam's validity by comparing…