CAREER EDUCATION
n. a planned program of instruction which is designed to prepare new graduates for the experiences and possibilities of employment.…
CARPENTERED ENVIRONMENT
n. an environment which typically consists of blocks, squares, and rectangles. This implies that physical and visual experiences are viewed…
CATASTROPHE THEORY
in mathematics, refers to the theory on how continuous change (or action) in one variable could produce a discontinuous change…
CATECHOL-O-METHYLTRANSFERASE
n. an enzyme which specifically deactivates catecholamines. In the process of deactivating and degrading dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine, this enzyme…
CAUSAL LAW
n. A condition of consistent and invariant relationship between phenomena such that the Law of Cause and Effect applies. Here,…
CCTV SYSTEM
abbreviation for Closed Circuit Television System. Refers to the installation of a set of video cameras, monitors, and recording devices…
CELL-MEANS MODEL
n. in inferential statistics, refers to any one among the linear analysis of variance (ANOVA) models used to determine the…
COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE SCREENING TEST (CAST)
an exam generated by studies from the armed forces and putt o work in the mid 1980's to generate a…
CONCEPT FORMATION
the procedure by which someone abstracts a customary concept from certain examples. Commonly referred to as concept acquisition.
CONCEPTUALLY DRIVEN PROCESS
a cognitive process which centers mostly on the significant facets of a stimulant instead of its perceptual facets. This is…
CONCRETE PICTURE
a cognitive symbolization that is based upon a certain item or occurrence in the tangible world with little, if any,…
CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE
the act of releasing someone from a psychiatric hospital with the burden of specific stipulations and restrictions, under which the…
CONDITIONED TASTE AVERSION
the correlation of the taste of liquid or food with a negative stimulant, resulting in a quite swift and everlasting…
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
a scenario wherein people or teams are attracted to the quest of objectives or results that are incohesive with the…