OPERANT BEHAVIOR
behavior which generates an impact upon the surroundings and whose probability of happening again is influenced by consequences. Operant behavior…
OVERCONTROLLED
designating behavior which is hindered and frequently motivated by shyness or anxiety and worry of being rejected. The word is…
PASSIVE AVOIDANCE
a form of operant conditioning wherein the person must abstain from a graphic act or reaction which will generate a…
PERCENTILE
noun. the position of a score in a distribution coded to show the percentage of instances within the batch which…
PHENOMENON
noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard…
DELAYED EFFECT
An effect that is not seen until some time after the event. See causal latency- remote cause.
DIAGNOSTIC OVERSHADOWING
The failure to see a problem because the symptoms are attrinuted to another disability. See dual dignosis.
DISCRIMINATED OPERANT
An operant under stimulus control where response is more likely to occur with a discriminative stimulus is present tahn when…
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP
The relationship between the drug and its efficacy to target the organ or symptom.
EFFECT SIZE
The size of an effect in a study. See combing effect sizes- statistical significance.
EMOTIONAL INSIGHT 1
1. Awareness of your own emotional reactions and those of others. 2. Psychotherapy. The client's awareness of emotional forces underlying…
MACHOVER DRAW-A-PERSON TEST (DAP TEST)
a test which aims to help clinicians identify the individuals personality. The participant is asked to first draw a person…
MASKED DEPRESSION
is the deliberate and (potentially) dangerous hiding or masking of depressive mood swings in the personality of an individual. This…
MEDITATION
is considered an exercise during which the individual enters an extended state of contemplation and reflection over a specific subject…
METHOD OF LOCI
is a technique used to remember words which are converted into mental images and then associated with specific positions or…
MODERATOR VARIABLE
with respect to statistics, a moderator variable is entirely unrelated to the criterion variable but it is still related to…