OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE
a dimension of the big five personality model and the five-factor personality model which references single variants in the propensity…
OUTCOME MEASURES
evaluations of the efficacy of an intervention on the premise of gauges taken prior to, during, and following the intervention.
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
a kind of observational technique wherein a trained viewer enters the group under analysis as a member, while avoiding a…
PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY
postulated by Albert Bandura as a primary determinant of emotional and motivational conditions and behavioral change, a person's subjective comprehension…
PHARMACOTHERAPY
noun. the remediation of a disorder by the delivery of drugs, in contrast to such methods as psychotherapy, surgery, or…
DISCONTINUITY THEORY
Compare to continuity hypothesis. See all-or-none learning hypothesis- eureka task.
DOPAMINE (DA)
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter with a vital role in several functions of the brain: sleep, mood, motivation, behavior, reward, cognition,…
ECOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
The analysis of behaviour settings aiming to predict behaviour patterns that occur in certain settings. The focus is on the…
EMOTIONAL HANDICAP
Learning or behavioural disorder with fears and anxieties preventing a child from functioning socially or academically.
EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE
1. Philosophy. Knowledge gained from experience. 2. Sciences. Knowledge gained from experiment and observation. See empiricism.
ESTABLISHING OPERATION
Any event or procedure that changes the efficacy of a stimulus as a punisher or reinforcer.
LEGITIMATE POWER
The ability to influence fellow members of a group which is usually dependent on your status within the group and…
LOOKING-GLASS SELF
is a theory which attempts to explain the mechanism and reasoning behind humans consistent attempts to evaluate their own performance…
MARGINALIZATION
the process through which the marginal groups and their members are identified as not being apart of the main group.
MEDICAL FAMILY THERAPY
attempts to combine the doctrines of psychotherapy and biopsychosocial systems in the context of a family situation to help other…
METACOGNITION
is the hypothetical ability to become conscious of ones own cognitive processes and hence have the ability to attempt to…
MODERATE DEPRESSION
a depressive episode where the number of symptoms exceed that of mild depression but less than the number required to…