EPILEPSY (Symptoms and Types)
Epilepsy comprises a group of disorders characterized by transient, recurrent episodes of clouding or loss of consciousness, sometimes with convulsive…
EQUILIBRIUM (Labyrinthine Sense; Vestibular Sense)
The sense of balance and position.Two sets of receptors in the inner ear, or “labyrinth,” are responsible for our senses…
EIDETIC IMAGERY (Photographic Memory)
Mental imagery, usually visual, which closely resembles actual perception.Some people are able to look at a drawing or page of…
EARLY INFANTILE AUTISM
A psychotic disorder of infancy characterized by stereotyped behavior and a total lack of response or relationship to other people.The…
EBBINGHAUS, HERMANN (1850- 1909)
In his work on memory, Ebbinghaus suggested many principles and methods that have been incorporated in modern psychology. He invented…
ECOLOGICAL STUDIES
Ecology is the scientific study of the mutual relations between organisms and their environment.Ecological research on animals and plants focuses…
EGO PSYCHOTHERAPY
A therapeutic approach developed by Paul Federn and his disciple Edoardo Weiss, based upon the theory that mental disturbance involves…
EXTRAFUSAL FIBER
are muscle fibres that are empirical to the general running and functioning of the nervous system. These fibres coat muscle…
EXTREMITY OF AN ATTITUDE
has been related to the strength of the attitude concerned, for example, one attitude may be treated or looked upon…
EYE-MOVEMENT CAMERA
is otherwise known as an eye tracker; normally an electronic device which photographs various eye movements (during specific conditions, such…
EXTRANEOUS VARIABLE
is a variable which inadvertantly effects the course of an experiment, specifically the dependent variable, normally without the knowledge of…
EXTRINSIC INTEREST
describes the participation or otherwise engagement in a task, by an individual, with which the driving force behind is the…
EYE-MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION THERAPY
was first developed by U.S. psychologist Francine Shapiro, in the 1980s, which aimed to reduce the emotional impact and trauma…
EXTRAPAIR MATING
is typically observed in the animal kingdom, where normally socially monogamous species, such as birds, pair with another of their…
EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION
is the binary opposite to intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation explains the drive for an individual to participate within a specific…
EYE-ROLL SIGN
is often used to indicate an individual's susceptibility to hypnosis. Patients roll their eyes upwards and the greater the sclera…
EXTRAPSYCHIC
is an experience or object which occurs and develops outside the normally spectrum of the mind and body, typically seen…