MIXED EMOTIONS
is the process of experiencing more than one emotion at a time as a result of an event. For example,…
MORTALITY SALIENCE
is the cognitive accessibility and process through which an individual considers the inevitability of their own death. This inevitability has…
NEGATIVE AFFECT
is an internal feeling or emotion which is typically experienced after one has failed to complete a task or goal,…
ONE-SIDED MESSAGE
a message consisting of arguments which solely advocate one side of a problem. It is compared with a two-sided message,…
OVERCONFIDENCE
noun. 1. a condition of over-approximating one's capacity to perform or under-approximating the capacity of an opponent to perform. 2.…
PASSIVE AVOIDANCE
a form of operant conditioning wherein the person must abstain from a graphic act or reaction which will generate a…
PERCENTILE
noun. the position of a score in a distribution coded to show the percentage of instances within the batch which…
PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY
the department of psychology which analyzes the philosophical dilemmas pertaining to the discipline and the philosophical presumptions which underlie its…
DECOMPENSATION
The breakdown of our defense mechanisms that result in a worsening of psychiatric symptoms.
DUAL PROCESS THEORY
1. A theory that response to stimuli allows control of behaviour in 2 stages. 2. Memoery theory. Operation of 2…
EGO INVOLVEMENT
The extent to whcich we see an attitude object as being important or significant. Also called attitudinal involvement- personal involvement-…
EMOTIONAL IMMATURITY 1
1. Expressing emotions without restraint. 2. Lay term for maladjustment.
EMPIRICAL-CRITERION KEYING
Method to select questions for personality inventories where the items are chosen and weighted according to social criterion.
LIFE REVIEW
the process of reviewing an individuals past performance or handling of a situation, this is mainly observed in adults looking…