CAREZZA (KAREZZA)
n. the deliberate act of delaying or prolonging an orgasm during sexual intercourse. It is a technique meant to enhance…
CARTESIAN THEATER
n. a metaphor conceptualized by U.S.cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett (1942- ). It challenged the rationale behind Cartesian dualism,…
CASE-FINDING
n. a process of identifying and locating an individual who needs immediate medical or psychological treatment for a specific mental…
CATALYTIC AGENT
n. in group psychotherapy, refers to a participant who stimulates an emotional reaction from fellow participants. Thus, this person actively…
CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA
n. a peculiar type of schizophrenia which involves two extreme patterns of behavior - that is, catatonic stupor and catatonic…
CATEGORIES OF THOUGHT
n. a belief that, in interpreting the empirical experience, logic and reason already give structure to what its categories are…
CATTELL'S FACTORIAL THEORY OF PERSONALITY
n. an approach to describing human personality traits using factor analytical methods. Through factor analysis, Cattell could identify and classify…
CENSUS TRACT
n. a small geographical area which is generally homogenous in population. Its boundaries are defined so as to facilitate the…
CONCEPTUAL DEPENDENCY
an official semantic system modeling to contain semantic unions in human linguistics for employment in computer software associated with the…
CONCOMITANCE
1. the simultaneous occurrence of at least two sensations, particularly such that the sensations are basically varying symptoms of a…
CONCURRENT OPERANTS
a circumstance wherein two or more operants can be produced and insured.
CONDITIONED
correlated with or explanatory of behavior whose existence, manner of demonstration, or both is the outcome of experience. The two…
CONFINEMENT STUDY
research in a controlled setting to evaluate where psychological and physiological handicap takes place due to spatial limitations.
CONFORMITY
noun. The alteration of someone's opinions, behaviors, or evaluations in accordance with (i) other people's behaviors, opinions, or evaluations or…