EXACT REPLICATION
Repeating an experiment where the goal is to have the conditions as close to the original conditions as possible.
EXECUTIVE STRESS
Stress experienced by management personnel. See burnout- occupational stress- stress.
EXISTENTIAL ANALYSIS
Psychoanalysis emphasising conscious perception and experience over unconscious motivation and drive in the search for meaning.
EXPECTANCY
1. Behavioural psychology. The state where an organism anticipates an event based on previous experience. 2. Cognitive psychology. Mental set…
EXPLOITATIVE ORIENTATION
A character pattern marked by using stealth, deceit, power or violence. Also called exploitive character. Compare hoarding orientation- marketing orientation.
EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE
Language produced by a speaker or writer. Also called productive language.
EXTERNAL BOUNDARY
Boundary between the ego and external reality that is different from the internal boundary between the ego and id. Also…
EXTEROCEPTOR
A sensory nerve ending receiving stimulation from outside the body. Compare interoceptor.
ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
Community psychology. Where a social entity is viewed in terms of the relationship between people, roles, orgaisations, events, resources and…
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVEL
1. Status of learning gained by a student. 2. The set of standards a student must acquire to pass to…
EDWARDS PERSONAL PREFERENCE SCHEDULE (EPPS)
An inventory for college students where the manifest needs are assessed on a forced-choice basis.