JUNG, CARL GUSTAV (1875-1961)
Born in Kesswil, Switzerland, Jung came from a long line of physicians and theologians. Before concentrating on the study of…
JUST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE (JND; Differential or Difference Threshold)
The smallest difference between two stimuli that can be reliably detected.The external world comes to us in the form of…
JUVENILE PARESIS
A brain disorder caused by congenital syphilis.In the juvenile form of paresis the spirochete infection is transmitted from mother to…
JAMES, WILLIAM (1842-1910)
James, probably America’s most influential psychologist, was born of an eminent family in New York City and studied in Switzerland…
JANET, PIERRE MARIE FELIX (1859-1947)
Janet, one of the first systematic students of neurosis, was bom and raised in Paris, and studied at the University…
JARGONAPHASIA
Unintelligible speech in which correct words are intermingled with words that are completely out of context; the use of words…
JOINT COMMISSION ON MENTAL ILLNESS AND HEALTH
In 1955, Congress passed the Mental Health Study Act, which directed the Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health to…
JANET'S TEST
tactile-sensibility test in which participants respond affirmatively or negatively when asked if they feel the touch of the examiner's fingers.
JOB ANALYSIS
Important classes of job information include the behaviours, tools, working conditions and skills involved in the job. Data is obtained…
JOB REQUIREMENTS
The personal skill that are necessary for performing work tasks effectively. You will find that these are normally identified in…
JURISPRUDENTIAL TEACHING MODEL
It uses the law and the system of laws as a paradigm for information processing and evaluating social issues and…
JANIS-FEYERABEND HYPOTHESIS
the belief that persuasive discourse is truly effective in case an individual refutes positive arguments on the other side of…
JOB CONTEXT
significant aspects of the work situation different from the work itself. It is the physical environment of the work -…
JOB ROTATION
an employment practice in which workers are required to perform different duties on a regularly scheduled basis.
JONAH COMPLEX
inhibition of becoming entirely self-actualized for fear of facing new challenges and situations.
JURY NULLIFICATION
It can occur when the members of the jury believe that to find the defendant guilty would be unfair or…
JAPANESE MANAGEMENT
management style in Japan in the 1980s stressing continuous improvement in quality, cnsensus decision making and acute inventory systems
JOB CRITERION
The standard criteria used for evaluating employees' performance on a specific job; it consists of supervisor's ratings of employees' performance,…