FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING
technique in behaviour therapy for people who have been diagnosed with developmental impairments such as mental retardation, autism spectrum disorder…
GUILFORD-ZIMMERMAN TEMPERAMENT SURVEY (GZTS)
Measures 10 traits of personality: ascendance, sociability, friendliness, thoughtfulness, personal relations, masculinity, objectivity, general activity, restraint and emotional stability. 300…
INTERVIEWER EFFECTS
An interviewers attributes and the influence and behaviours on the answers of a respondant. The appearance, demeanor, training, age, sex…
EXTRINSIC REINFORCER
is the binary opposite to an intrinsic reinforcer. An extrinsic reinforcer is directly related to the reward which stems from…
FINE MOTOR
This term is used to describe the skills and activities that need coordination of our small muscles to make precise…
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
the plot of the frequency of occurrence of scores of various sizes that have been arranged from lowest to highest…
FUNCTIONAL DISTANCE
the degree to which an arrangement of residential faculties will influence the probability of any unplanned social interactions by the…
INTERDEPENDENCE THEORY
theory applied to the approach to analysing social interactions and relationships that focuses on how each person's outcomes depend on…
INTRAGROUP CONFLICT
Confrontation or disagreement between two or more members of a single group. Compare intfrgroup conflict
KINESTHETIC FEEDBACK
Provided by stretch receptors in the muscle spindles and tendons as well as by receptors in the joints. Information about…
FIRST-ORDER FACTOR
Used in factor analysis. Any factors that are derived from the correlation among the manifest variables, as opposed to second-…
FREQUENCY JUDGMENT
the term used for the person's judgement of how many times a stimulus is presented during a test. See word…
FUNCTIONAL FAMILY THERAPY
a form of family therapy that focuses on both family interaction patterns and on the benefits family members may derive…
GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING SCALE (GAF SCALE)
the name of scale that is used to plan treatment and outcomes on Axis V of DSM-IV-TR's system. Reflects levels…
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
an approach where people or information using more than one discipline will collaborate and obtain more detailed information about a…
INTRINSIC BEHAVIOR
1. rewarding behaviour that is inherent. 2. A specific organ and a type of behaviour that is expressed through it…