RELATIVE SENSITIVITY
Ability to determine differences in stimulus intensity or quality where one stimulus is measured relative to another. Reduction of sensitivity…
ROLE AMBIGUITY
Type of role strain which occurs when shared specifications set for an expected role are incomplete to tell the involved…
SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION
Reckoning of an event with regards to a recognized group of scientific concepts, details, and assumptions. Standard types of explanation…
PRIMARY EMOTION
Universally accepted and recognized emotions. These include love, hate, joy and surprise.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL
A theory in psychology to predict outcomes and explain specific psychological processes. 2. Used to evaluate the performance of an…
PUNISHMENT
A factor in operant conditioning. Basically, the process that makes a certain response to a stimulus less probable. As an…
REACTION FORMATION
The psychoanalytical theory that as a defense mechanism, an individual will respond to unacceptable or threatening unconscious impulses by exhibiting…
RECONSTRUCTION
During psychoanalysis, the review and examination of past events which have resulted in current emotional problems. Also, the analytical rebuilding…
RELAXATION
State of being relaxed. Refreshment of mind and body. Reduction in intensity of tension or vigor. Musculature returning to an…
RESPONSE COMPETITION
Hindrance of choice response tasks by extraneous stimuli, resulting in production of a response which slows reaction time in attaining…
ROLE EXPECTATIONS
Beliefs concerning the qualities, behaviors, and characteristics suitable to a specific role; could be conveyed to the role's holder by…
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be…
PRIMARY EMPATHY
A strategy in therapies that are client-centered in which the therapist makes a conscious effort to experience a situation in…
PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION
A relaxation technique that trains an individual to identify tension in various muscle groups and then relaxing that tension one…
PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS
A class of drugs with significant effect on thinking, perception, emotion and other psychological processes. Psychoactive drugs are sometimes taken…
PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST
A test designed to measure attributes useful to psychologists. These data points include scores for mechanical aptitude, abstract thinking, reasoning…
PURPOSIVE BEHAVIORISM
A theory in cognitive learning that states that behavioral acts have an underlying purpose. And that all goals of the…