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EQUIPOTENTIALITY

The equal potential of one part of the brain to do a different function.

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ERGOMANIA

A compulsion to work and keep busy.

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ERIKSON'S EIGHT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT

The 8 stages of development are: 1. Infancy, 2. toddler. 3. preschool age, 4. school age, 5. adolescence, 6. young…

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EROTOGENIC

Relating to any stimulus that evokes a sexual feeling or response. Also called erotogenic.

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ERRORLESS LEARNING

Method of learning where errors are eliminated by training.

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ESSAY TEST

A test where a person answers questions by writing sentences and paragraphs.

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ESTIMATOR

The quantity calculated from values in a sample according to a rule of some sort.

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ETHICAL DILEMMA

The situation where 2 moral principles are in conflict. This is used to assess moral beliefs or moral reasoning skills.…

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ETHNOLOGY

The study of human societies by looking at the history of them and analysising and comparing them.

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EUGENICS

The social and political philosophy is based loosely of the evolutionary theory of Darwin and research by Galton.

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EUTHANASIA

The act of ending a life to prevent further suffering. See active euthenasia- assisted death- end of life- informed consent-…

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EVENT MEMORY

Memory used for everyday events.

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EVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Application of Darwinian evolution of natural selection to explain contemporary human development.

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EXCITATION

An activity elicited in a nerve or muscle when stimulated.

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EXECUTIVE AREA

The region of the brain that does higher order brain functions.

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EXERCISE THERAPY

Using exercise to treat psychological disorders by giving enjoyment to the client.

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EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY

Psychotherapy that deals with the here and now rather than the past.

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EXOSYSTEM

The structures of society that function independent from the individuals.

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EXPECTED VALUE

The central value of a randomn variable. Also called first moment- population mean.

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EXPERIMENTAL HYPOTHESIS

The premise describing what the experimenter hopes to achieve.

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