BARRIER-FREE ENVIRONMENT
n. an environment designed to be free of obstacles. It is friendly towards people who are physically disabled and cognitively…
BASIC REFLEXES
n. first and foremost, they are inherent sensorimotor responses to stimuli. Among the earliest to manifest, these are involuntary and…
BATH THERAPY
n. a therapeutic form of medical treatment which makes use of water, specifically hot or cold water, sea water, bath…
BAYLEY, NANCY
U.S. psychologist made famous by her outstanding work in creating the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development. First published…
BEFORE-AFTER DESIGN
n. in clinical study, refers to an experimental design which analyzes results before and after trials. A pre-test and then…
BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
n. the use of behavior change techniques to increase the frequency of adaptive behavior and decrease that of maladaptive behavior.…
BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
n. a process of studying and evaluating behavior in order to identify problem areas. The procedure also involves observing, reporting,…
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
n. the study of how cognitive, emotional, and social factors on both the individual and institutional level affect decision-making in…
BEHAVIORAL MODELING
n. in psychotherapy, refers to a process in which a person functions as a model for others by exhibiting the…
BEHAVIORAL SELF-CONTROL TRAINING
n. a technique in behavior therapy which makes use of strategies such as coaching, self-monitoring, self-evaluation, self-reinforcement, and behavioral contracts.The…
BEHRENS-FISHER PROBLEM
n. in statistics, refers to the classic dilemma on how to compute and test for the equality (or the difference)…
BELLADONNA ALKALOIDS
n. substances extracted from Atropa belladonna, a shrub more commonly called the deadly nightshade. Its genus is named after Atropos,…
BERN SEX ROLE INVENTORY (BSRI)
n. a self-administered test on masculinity and femininity which rates your personal traits on a scale of 1 to 7.…
BETA-GLUCURONIDASE DEFICIENCY
n. a marked deficiency in the enzyme P-gluconidase. Such deficiency prevents the metabolic breakdown of complex carbohydrates, resulting in the…
BILATERAL SYMMETRY
n. in anatomy, refers to a symmetrical arrangement of body parts such that either half (left or right) is an…
BINARY VARIABLE
in statistics, refers to a variable that has only one of two values or codes (either-or). Common examples include male…
BIOECOLOGICAL THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
n. a less-than-traditional approach to the study of intelligence. This theory recognizes the role of society and the environment in…
BIOINFORMATIONAL THEORY
n. a theory which explains why, in the process of imagery, a person should focus on making the image more…