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FREE WILL

Name used to describe the capacity that a person has for making their own decisions and directions in life. We

FUNCTIONAL AGE

term for a person's age that is determined as a measure of their functional capabilities that have been indexed to

GENERALIZABILITY

the term that applies to the accuracy with which results or findings can be transferred to situations or people other

GROUP SOLIDARITY

The sense of fellowship and community displayed by members of a collective who are united by shared purposes, responsibilities and

INTERVIEW

A conversation that is directed in which a clinician, employer, therapist, researcher or (the interviewer) intends to elicit specific information

JUDGMENT

In psychophysics the ability to determine the presence or relative magnitude of stimuli, or the capacity to recognize relationships, draw

EXTRAPUNITIVE

with respect to reactive measures, can be actions which are directed at an individual who is perceived to be the

FIELD EXPERIMENT

an experiment that is not conducted inside a laboratory but is done outside in the real world setting. Participants are

FREE-FLOATING ATTENTION

Found in psychoanalysis and in other forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy, the analyst's or therapist's state of evenly suspended attention during

FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT

1. Assessment to identify circumstances and consequences associated with a certain behaviour. Defined in measurable terms. Used to design treatments

GENERALIZATION

1. Deriving a concept or theory from a number of specific cases, applying it widely. 2. Judgement derived and applied

GROUP TEST

the term that is applied to the test administered to several individuals simultaneously. Compare individual test.

INTERVIEW SCHEDULE

An interviewer will ask questions from a script that they are contained in

JUNGIAN TYPOLOGY

a theory of personality that puts individuals into separate categories according to attitudes and dominant functions of the psyche.

EXTREMITY OF AN ATTITUDE

has been related to the strength of the attitude concerned, for example, one attitude may be treated or looked upon

FIELD NOTES

These are the notes that are taken when out in the field and observing an experiment or a phenomenon. They

FREQUENCY

the term that is used to describe the number of repetitions of a periodic signal or event.

FUNCTIONAL COMMUNICATION TRAINING

technique in behaviour therapy for people who have been diagnosed with developmental impairments such as mental retardation, autism spectrum disorder

GENETICS

The branch of biology concerning the mechanisms and phenomena of heredity and the laws that determine inherited traits. See behavior

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