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An outdated term for an outbreak of seemingly uncontrolled emotion such as laughing, fear, panic or violence in a large…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 REFRACTION
An eye defect where the light is not refracted to the retina properly and visual acuity is reduced.
ESTES-SKINNER PROCEDURE
Pavlovian conditioning trials are superimposed on baseline operant responding. See conditioned suppression,
ETHNOCENTRISM
A tendency to malign and reject another ethnic group while glorifying your own. See ingroup bias- racism.