CRUCIAL EXPERIMENT
a trial and error procedure built in a way that the outcome will conclude which of the two converse theories…
CRYPTORCHIDISM
noun. The state of a man whose testicles haven't lowered into the scrotum. It's not uncommon and doesn't hinder the…
CUE-CONTROLLED RELAXATION
an approach wherein a patient is training to correlate a cue word with the exercising of relaxation and calmness.
CULTURAL EPOCH THEORY
the once effective, but now widely disgraced theory that all people cultures go through like phases of economic and social…
CULTURAL UNIVERSALISM
the stance that the morals, ideas, and actions symptomatic of different cultures can be seen, perceived, and evaluated in correlation…
CULTURE-FAIR TESTS
examinations of intellect based upon shared human experience and purported to be generally unbiased with regard to special cultural impacts.…
CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
originally postulated by American forensic and clinical psychologist Lenore Walker, an abstract outline for comprehending the determination of abusive relationships.…
CYTOCHROME OXIDASE
an enzyme which presents in the inner membrane of mitochondria and is imperative to aerobic respiration.
CALKINS, MARY WHITON
(1863-1930) a first-generation U.S. psychologist who completed her studies at Harvard University, yet never received her degree. She is best-known…
CAMPUS CRISIS CENTER
n. a center focused on addressing the needs of students in a college, university, or trade school. It may offer…
CANNON-BARD THEORY
n. a theory which attempts to explain the emotional state and its expression. It asserts that emotions are a result…
CAPTURE-TAG-RECAPTURE SAMPLING
n. in statistical analysis, refers to a type of sampling method that estimates population size. To estimate the population of…
CARDIAC NEUROSIS
n. an anxiety reaction which results from an actual heart ailment, from worry over having a heart condition, or from…
CAREER ANCHOR
n. a pattern of motivation which develops early on in a person's career. This consists of self-perceived abilities, interests, skills,…
CAROTID SINUS
n. a slight enlargement (dilatation) in the area where the the common carotid branches out (bifurcates) into the internal and…
CASE ALTERNATION
n. in reading research, refers to a method of presenting stimulus words through characters that switch between upper-case and lower-case.…
CASTRATION
n. the surgical removal of the testes in a procedure called an orchidectomy. With the male gonads (testes) removed, a…