ENTORHINAL CORTEX
An area of the cerbral cortex in the ventromedial portion of the temporal lobe.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEVICE
A device used to regulate a person's surroundings such as to turn lights of and open doors. Also called electronic…
EPICRITIC SYSTEM
One of the 2 divisions of the somatosensory system where receptors are sensitive to joint movement and light touch and…
EPISTEMIC VALUE
1. The extent that a belief or theory can provide accurate knowledge. 2. The extent that a cognitive process can…
EQUATED SCORE
The score distribution from measure B transformed to match the distribution of score A. See transformation.
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
A loss of ability to have an erection. See primary erectile dysfunction- secondary erectile dysfunction.
ESCAPE LEARNING
Learning where the subject acquires a response resulting in an adverse stimulus being stopped. See aviodance conditioning- escape behaviour.
ESTABLISHING OPERATION
Any event or procedure that changes the efficacy of a stimulus as a punisher or reinforcer.
ESTROUS CYCLE
The cycle of reproductive activity shown be females except for humans. See diestrus- estrus- proestrus.
ETHNIC DRIFT
1. Process where people in a mon irity group in a society loose their ethnic identity with tme. 2. The…
EUREKA TASK
A problem solving task designed to investigate sudden insight into solutions. See aha experience- discontinuity hypothesis.
EXACT REPLICATION
Repeating an experiment where the goal is to have the conditions as close to the original conditions as possible.