METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM
is a strand of behaviourism which acknowledges the reality of conscious events but suggests the only way of studying them…
MOLAR ANALYSIS
considers overall relationships between the measurements themselves, such as the average response rates to rates of reinforcement extended overa a…
MULTIPLE HURDLE MODEL OF SELECTION
is a battery of selection test typically employed when someone is applying for a position, they must pass each station…
NEGATIVE SELF-TALK
is the expression of thoughts or feelings which are counter-productive and have the effect of demotivating oneself.
NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (NOS)
in the DSM-IV-TR, designating a widely-based diagnostic classificaton, for instance, depressive disorder not otherwise ascertained. The NOS diagnosis is selected…
OPIOID ANTAGONIST
an agent which acts as an antagonist at opioid receptors. Typically, opioid antagonists are synthetic sub=products of morphine which, as…
OVERDETERMINATION
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the idea postulating that many unconscious facets might mix to generate one symptom, dream, dysfunction,…
PASSIVE LISTENING
with regard to psychotherapy and counseling, attentive listening by a counselor or therapy professional without impeding upon or disrupting the…
PERFORMANCE
noun. 1. any activity or gathering of reactions which leads to an outcome or has an impact on the surroundings.…
PHOTOTHERAPY
noun. therapy consisting of exposure to infrared or ultraviolet light that is utilized for the remediation of not just particular…
DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERN
A pattern revealed by a population variable such as birth and death rates, income, medical health etc.
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY
Flexible therapy combining principles of behaviour therapy, cognitive and mindfulness behaviours.
DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS
Operant conditioning. A stimulus that increases the probablity of a response.
DOUBLE STANDARD
A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.
EGO FUNCTIONS
Psychoanalytical theory. The variouis functions of the ego including self awareness, problem solving, controlling motor functions, memeory etc.
EMOTIONAL INSULATION
Defense mechanism. Where indifferent and detached responses are made in frustrating situations.
EMPTY ORGANISM PSYCHOLOGY
Behavioural psychology. Attempts to predict and control behaviour based on external observable stimulus and reinforcement conditions.
EXPERIMENTER EXPECTANCY EFFECT
Where the experimenter expects certain results and causes errors in research.