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EXERCISE

Any form of physical activity that is planned, repetitive and used to increase physical condition.

EXISTENTIAL JUDGMENT

Philosophy. Judgement dealing with existence, origin and the nature of things.

EXOGENOUS STRESS

Strees coming from an external situation.

EXPECTANCY THEORY

1. Theory that cognitive learning involves acquired expectancies. 2. Motivational theory where a positive outcome is more likely to occur

EXPERIENTIAL SUBTHEORY

A sub theory of the triarchic theory of intelligence.

EXPERIMENTAL UNIT

The unit that the experiment is applied to.

EXPERT TESTIMONY

Evidence given by an expert witness in court. See opinion testimony- ultimate opinion testimony.

EXPLORATORY DRIVE

Motivation compelling an organism to explore its environment. Also called exploration drive. See curiosity.

EXTENDED CARE

Health care service provided at residential facilities 24 hours a day.

EXTERNAL EAR

The part of the ear from the outer surface of the eardrum. Also called outer ear.

EXTRA SUM OF SQUARE PRINCIPLE

Approach for model comparison significance testing in the general linear model.

EATING COMPULSION

An irresistible impulse to eat. See compulsive eating.

ECHOPHRASIA ECHO-SPEECH ECHOLOCATION

Being able to judge the direction of distance of objects by the reflected echoes made by acoustic signals such as

ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THEORY

An evolving body of theory and research about the processes and conditions governing the course of human development

ECTODERM

Outermost of the primary germ layers of a developing embryo.

EDUCATIONAL DIAGNOSIS

Process of examining a learning problem involving perceptual, cognitive, emotional and other factors.

EFFECT SIZE

The size of an effect in a study. See combing effect sizes- statistical significance.

EFFLUVIUM

The apparent flow of physical particles too subtle to be seen by sensory mechanisms. See reichenbachi phenomenom.

EGO DEPLETION

A reduction in the self's capacity for volition and is often temporary.

EGO TRANSCENDENCE

The feeling that we are beyond concern with the self and able to perceive reality with less egocentric bias ans