EXPERT-NOVICE DIFFERENCES
The difference between a skilled worker and a non-skilled worker.
EXTENDED-FAMILY THERAPY
Group therapy in volving not only the nuclear family but aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents. See family therapy.
EBBINGHAUS TEST
A test using nonsense syllablesto study processes of memory free from any associations.
ECONOMIC MODEL
Psychoanalytic theory. The view that the psyche can be explained in terms of the distribution of psychic energy associated with…
EFFORT JUSTIFICATION
The phenomenom where people evaluate a task more favourably when it involves something difficult or unpleasant. See cognitive dissonance theory-…
EGO IDENTITY
1. Psychoanalytical theory.The experience of the self as a recognisable entity. 2. The gradual acquisition of a sense of continuity,…
EGOCENTRIC PREDICAMENT
The problem arising from that each person's experience is essentially private. See solipsism.
ELAN VITAL
The vital force of energy that animates a living thing as described by Henri Bergson, 1859-1941, that propels life through…
ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
The stimulation of brain areas, receptors or motor neurons by electrical and electronic devices.
ELECTROTHERAPY
Any therapy involving applying an electric current to the brain. See electroconvulsive therapy.
ELIMINATION DRIVE
The urge we have to expel urine or faeces from our body. See bladder control- bowel control- defecation reflex- encopresis-…
EMBEDDED FIGURES TEST (EFT)
The test using a simple embedded form used to evaluate cognitive skill in people older than 10 years.