THEORY X AND Y
two different forms of managerial philosophy: Theory X employers presume that employees are passive, lazy, and driven only by financial…
TOLERANCE OF AMBIGUITY
the level to which one is capable of accepting, and to act without weariness or disorientation in scenarios having conflicting…
TRIPARTITE THEORY OF ATTITUDES
a theory of attitude structure postulating which an outlook is based upon or contains affective, mental, and behavioral elements.
THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE
a well-aligned working union between patient and therpay professional, though by a great many to be a vital facet of…
TRUE EXPERIMENT
an analysis wherein involved parties are designated at random to at least two experimentally manipulated remediation conditions.
VARIED MAPPING
during a search task, a condition wherein target and distractor stimulus alter roles at random during the course of an…
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION
any remark or observation by the therapy professional which escalates the patient's consciousness or self-comprehension.
TRAIT THEORY
approaches which explain character traits with regard to individual facets of one's personality, that being, interior traits which are thought…
TRUE SCORE
with regard to classical test theory, the portion of a gauge or score which depicts the actual quantity of the…
PRIMARY EMPATHY
A strategy in therapies that are client-centered in which the therapist makes a conscious effort to experience a situation in…
PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE
Also known as the projective method, projective technique is any personality assessment process that uses a fixed series of random…
PSYCHODIAGNOSIS
A diagnostic technique for the determination of underlying factors in behavior and disordered behavior. Also, the diagnosis of disorder through…
PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY
The study and use of pharmacological agents in mental disorders. For example, depression is treated with the administration of anti-depressants.…
PYGMALION EFFECT
An effect caused by the expectations of a superior regarding the performance of their subordinates. It has been called a…
REACTIVE AGGRESSION
A physical act committed with little consideration of the consequences. Generally the act is associated with intent to harm and…
REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC
Psychological term in which people judge the probability of a hypothesis by ascertaining how well the hypothesis mimics available data.…