EXCITABILITY
1. The way some people are aroused to emotional responses. 2. property of a neuron reacting to stimulation. See action…
EXPECTATION-STATES THEORY
An explanation for status differentiation in groups that proposes members allocate status to those who are capable but also to…
EXPLOSIVE PERSONALITY
A personality with frequent outbursts of uncontrolled anger and hostility. See intermittent explosive disorder.
EXTENDED-STAY REVIEW
The review of a hospital stay that exceeds what was thought to be sufficient. See continued-stay review.
EXTERNAL STIGMATA
Any peculiarities or physical marks used to aid condition identification.
EARLY AND PERIODIC SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT (EPSDT)
Screening for early signs of disorders and disease carried out at speific intervals.
EBBINGHAUS'S CURVE OF RETENTION
The graphic depiction of forgetting over time after learning.
ECONOMY OF EFFORT
The tendency to act efficiently and to m inimise energy expenditure. See elegant solution- Occam's razor.
EDUCATIONAL PLACEMENT
Matching students to the appropriate educational program or environment.
EFFORTFUL PROCESSING
Mental activity needing deliberation and control that involves the sense of effort. Compare automaticity. See mental effort. What is effortful processing in psychology? According…