ELECTRIC SHOCK METHOD
Using electricity to treat people. See electro-convulsive therapy- electro-therapy.
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG)
The study of brain waves using an instrument that amplifies and records them.
ELECTROSTIMULATION
A negative reinforcement technique using electric shock. See aversion therapy.
EMMETROPISM
The normal optical system where distant objects are sharply focused on the retina. Also called emmetropia. Compare hyperopia- myopia.
EMOTIONAL DISSEMBLANCE
Lack of correspondence between the affective state and its outward expression.
EMPIRICAL GROUNDING
Practice of anchoring theoretical terms to scientifically measurable events.
ENCODING STRATEGY
The mental or behavioural strategy we use to make sure we remember things.
ENDOMETRIUM
The layer of cells that line the uterus varying in thickness during the menstrual cycle.
ENDOPHENOTYPE
Biological markers easier to detect than genetic sequences that may be useful in researching the vulnerability to a range of…
ENERGIZATION THEORY
The perception of a goal's value corresponds to the level of energy expended.
ENRICHED ENVIRONMENT
An environment offering many opportunities for activity with lots of sensory and intellectual stimulation. See enrichment.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM
Philosophical idea where individual differences are put down to emvironmental factors, that is nurture opposed to nature. Compare biological determinism-…
ENVIRONMENTALISM
1. A concept thet learning and environment are the main behaviour determinents. 2. Policy emphasising the relationships between people and…