MORAL CODE
is a set of rules or a code of conduct which governs how an individual should act within a community…
NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
usually employs an observational method where a research study is conducted primarily in the field without the control of the…
NEW-LOOK THEORY OF COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
was first proposed by U.S. psychologists Joel Cooper and Russel H. Fazio who suggested a version of the already established…
OBJECTIVE TEST
an examination modeled to induce a particular response, accurate or inaccurate. A true or false examination is one instance of…
ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH
with regard to the study of feelings, a conceptual construct, based upon the general systems theory, stressing the part of…
PARADOXICAL INTENTION
initially performed by Austrian psychiatrist Viktor K. Frankl, a psychotherapeutic method wherein the patient is asked to exaggerate an uncomfortable,…
PEAK SHIFT
1. a phenomenon, observed in stimulus generalization, which takes place after discrimination training comprising two stimulants across a typical dimension.…
PERSONAL DATA SHEET
a survey modeled to attain biographical information about an individual, consisting of age, gender, education, profession, interests, and health history.
PITUITARY GLAND
a gland, pea-sized in humans, which is located at the base of the brain, linked by a stalk to the…
ACTOR-OBSERVER EFFECT
with regard to attribution theory, the propensity for people operating within a scenario to credit the reasons for their disruptive…
ANXIOLYTICS
n. a class of medicinal drugs used in the control of anxiety, behavioral agitation, and occasional insomnia. Formerly known as…
APPROPRIATE AFFECT
an expression of mood, emotion or feeling that is congruent with the subject matter being discussed or witnessed.
ATTENTION SHIFTING
moving the focus of attention from one thing to another - for example, from the cat to the dog. Shifts…
AVERSIVE STIMULUS
refers to any stimulus or occurrence that evokes avoidance behavior or escape behavior in an individual. Also known as an…
BASKING IN REFLECTED GLORY (BIRG-ING)
n. in social psychology, refers to the tendency to associate one's self with the success attained by others as though…
BEHAVIORAL APPROACH TASK (BAT)
n. a behavioral approach test which is used to assess the level of fear and avoidance for specific situations. The…