ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEVICE
A device used to regulate a person's surroundings such as to turn lights of and open doors. Also called electronic…
EPICRITIC SYSTEM
One of the 2 divisions of the somatosensory system where receptors are sensitive to joint movement and light touch and…
EPISTEMIC VALUE
1. The extent that a belief or theory can provide accurate knowledge. 2. The extent that a cognitive process can…
EQUATED SCORE
The score distribution from measure B transformed to match the distribution of score A. See transformation.
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
A loss of ability to have an erection. See primary erectile dysfunction- secondary erectile dysfunction.
ESCAPE LEARNING
Learning where the subject acquires a response resulting in an adverse stimulus being stopped. See aviodance conditioning- escape behaviour.
ESTABLISHING OPERATION
Any event or procedure that changes the efficacy of a stimulus as a punisher or reinforcer.
ESTROUS CYCLE
The cycle of reproductive activity shown be females except for humans. See diestrus- estrus- proestrus.
ETHNIC DRIFT
1. Process where people in a mon irity group in a society loose their ethnic identity with tme. 2. The…
EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLO
The federation of national psychology associations founded in 1981.
EVOCATIVE THERAPY
Behaviour is aroused by underlying factors where changes to factors can change behaviour.
EXAGGERATION
Embellishing or over stating a quality or feature of a person, situation or object.
EXCITATORY-INHIBITORY PROCESSES
1. Process where the transmission of neuron signals is either activated or inhibited by neurotransmitters. 2. Any antagonistic function of…