REVERSE TOLERANCE
Generally in psychoactive drugs (especially central nervous system stimulants), the tendency of increased sensitivity in the body wherein repeated doses…
SECONDARY AGING
Variance because of biological maturation, but hastened as a result of disease and poor health practices (no exercise, smoking, excess…
PRIMARY DATA
The data first obtained through observation or experiment prior to analysis and statistical work up.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL
A theory in psychology to predict outcomes and explain specific psychological processes. 2. Used to evaluate the performance of an…
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
A technique for correlating the computation of the most likely value of one variable from the known value of another.…
REPLICATION
One of the main tenets of the scientific method; repeating an experiment to ensure that the results can be attained…
SECONDARY GAINS
In psychoanalysis, social, occupational, or interpersonal advantages that a patient derives from symptoms. Indirect benefit, usually obtained through an illness…
PRIMARY EMPATHY
A strategy in therapies that are client-centered in which the therapist makes a conscious effort to experience a situation in…
PROPOSITION
In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being…
PSYCHOLOGIST
A professionally trained doctor in psychology. Successfully trained psychologists have a doctorate in philosophy (PhD), psychology (PsyD) or education (EdD).…
RANDOM SAMPLING
Selecting individuals for a study by selecting them from a larger potential group. To be random, each is chosen in…
REGRESSION EFFECT
Proclivity of a subject who scores either very high or very low on a test to perform more toward the…
REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC
Psychological term in which people judge the probability of a hypothesis by ascertaining how well the hypothesis mimics available data.…
ROLE AMBIGUITY
Type of role strain which occurs when shared specifications set for an expected role are incomplete to tell the involved…
SECONDARY MOTIVATION
Catalyst constituted by personal or social enticements instead of dominant physiological requirements.
PRIMARY PREVENTION
A regimen of programs and research with the main goal of promoting physical, behavioral and mental health in the nonclinical…
PSEUDO- PSYCHOLOGICAL
Pseudo-psychological describes a practice or discipline that purports to be based In in real psychology but usually cannot stand up…