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JUDGMENT

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

JUST-WORLD PHENOMENON

To believe that events proceed rationally and not by chance, such an attitude may result in the belief that the

JEHOVAH COMPLEX

Delusions of grandeur, which make the individual indentify with the qualities associated with God

JOB DIMENSIONS

1. the overall categories that define the nature of a given job like clerical or receptionist duties. 2. main competence

JOB-PLACEMENT STAGE

a level of rehabilitation at which a person with a disability is expected to be ready to stand the competitiveness

JUDGMENT SAMPLING

It is sampling based on personnel opinion of what is representative of the population under study. It may be useful

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

illegal behaviour by a minor.Including behaviour that would be considered criminal in an adult, vandalism, petty theft, auto theft, arson,

JENKINS ACTIVITY SURVEY (JAS)

a self-administered survey with multiple-choice questions, which duplicates the clinical test for a behaviour patterns. It measures characteristics of this

JOB ENLARGEMENT

responsibility expansion in a particular job.In horizontal job enlargement the employee is required to perform a greater number and variety

JOB-SAFETY ANALYSIS

a special analysis that involves identifying hazards and making recommendations to eliminate or control the hazards, it also identifies and

JUMPING FRENCHMEN OF MAINE SYNDROME

It is characterized by an extreme startle response which involves yelling, imitative speech and behaviour, involuntary jumping, flinging of the

JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

The courts and other government entities involved in the adjudication of cases involving minors.

JABBERWOCKY

It is from a nonsense poem in Through the Looking Glass (by British writer Lewis Carroll 1832

JENSENISM

Largely unsuccessful environmental interventions to raise IQ and the theory that is controversial that racial differences in IQ are at

JOB ENRICHMENT

employees' interest enhancement in work tasks by improving the "quality of life" on the job, see quality of work life.

JOCASTA COMPLEX

It is when a mother has an abnormally close or incestuous attachment to her son. It is named after Jocasta

JUMPING STAND

a type of apparatus used to research discriminations. Rats try to obtain food so they have to jump through doors

JUVENILE PERIOD

In non human mammals this constitutes the time between the cessation of weaning and the onset of sexual activity. And

JACKKNIFE

a procedure of taking repeated subsamples from a data source. This procedure empowers the estimating of standard errors and confidence

JET LAG

a maladjustment of circadian rhythms, which requires several days for adjusting rest, work, eating, body temperature and adrenocortical secretion cycles