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…
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…