ENCODING STRATEGY
The mental or behavioural strategy we use to make sure we remember things.
ENDOMETRIUM
The layer of cells that line the uterus varying in thickness during the menstrual cycle.
ENDOPHENOTYPE
Biological markers easier to detect than genetic sequences that may be useful in researching the vulnerability to a range of…
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An outdated term for an outbreak of seemingly uncontrolled emotion such as laughing, fear, panic or violence in a large…