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…
EPIDEMIC HYSTERIA
An outdated term for an outbreak of seemingly uncontrolled emotion such as laughing, fear, panic or violence in a large…
EQUILIBRIUM POTENTIAL
The state with the tendency of ions to flow across membranes from high concentrations is balanced by the opposing potential…
ERHARD SEMINAR TRAINING (EST EST)
ontroversial group therapy technique that is supposed to be expand consciousness with motivation techniques and theories of psychology.
ERROR OF OMISSION
A type of humanerror where a person leaves out an important action resulting in a function failing. Compare error of…
ESOPHAGEAL SPEECH
Phonation not using the larynx where the supply of air comes from the upper portion of the oesophagus.
ESTES, WILLIAM KAYE
US psychologist, 1919-, who applied mathematics to problems of learning. He widely used conditioned emotional response to study fear and…
ETHCHLORVYNOL
An alcohol derivative introduced in the 1950's as an non-barbiturate sedative. Now clinically obselete.
EVALUATIVE SEMANTIC PRIMING MEASURE OF ATTI
An implicit attitude measure that is based on phenomenom that the speed of evaluating a target attitude object is made…