ERROR OF OMISSION
A type of humanerror where a person leaves out an important action resulting in a function failing. Compare error of…
EXPERIMENT
The series of observations under controlled conditions used to study relationships to draw a causal inference.
LEGITIMATE POWER
The ability to influence fellow members of a group which is usually dependent on your status within the group and…
MAL DE PELEA
Is primarily observed in Puerto Rico which involves a period of intense brooding which is stereotypically followed by sporadic and…
MATURATION HYPOTHESIS
is the theory that some behaviours and genetics are hereditary whereas some arise after the full maturation of organs in…
MIXED-STANDARD SCALE
is a test of behaviour evaluation. Participants are presented with a selection of behaviours and asked to evaluate them based…
MULTIGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION PROCESS
when applied to psychological problems is the theory that some conditions such as anxiety are passed on through the generations.…
NEGATIVE OEDIPUS COMPLEX
In the context of psychoanalytic theory, the negative Oedipus complex is the inverse of the Oedipus complex in which young…
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…
OPPORTUNISTIC SAMPLING
the choosing of participants or other sampling factors for an experiment or questionnaire essentially because they're readily available.
OVERSHADOWING
noun. with regard to Pavlovian conditioning, a lessening in conditioning with one conditioned stimulant because of the existence of another…
PILOT STUDY
a preemptive research project modeled to assess and change procedure in readying for a subsequent and more complex research project.…
DETERIORATION EFFECT
After partcipating in psychotherapy this is the adverse or negative outcome from it.
DIRECT AGGRESSION
Aggressive behaviour towards a source of anger or frustration. Compare displaced aggression.
DOUBLE BLIND
An experimental procedure where the nature of the experiment is not known. See blind. Compare single blind- triple blind.
ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Community psychology. Where a social entity is viewed in terms of the relationship between people, roles, orgaisations, events, resources and…