MULTIPLE CLASSIFICATION
is the ability to classify and categorize multiple characteristics at any one time, for example a traffic light could be…
MYTHOMANIA
is the tendency for an individual to pathologically elaborate, exaggerate and tell lies which often involves self-deception as a means…
NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
usually employs an observational method where a research study is conducted primarily in the field without the control of the…
NELSON-DENNY READING TEST
is now in its 5th edition of being published and was first created by M. J. Nelson (1894 - 1970)…
NEURAL PARENCHYMA
are distinct tissues from other structural or supporting elements of the nervous system which are essential to the functioning of…
NEUROTRANSMITTER
such as gamma-aminobutyric acid, glutamate and glycine are all members of the family of chemical substances which are secreted by…
NONSHARED ENVIRONMENT
with regard to behavior genetic analyses, those facets of a surrounding climate which peoples living together don't share and which…
NUISANCE VARIABLE
a variant which has no intrinsic relevance to the experiment but might assist with an increase in experimental error.
OBJECT-SUPERIORITY EFFECT
in visual comprehension jobs, the finding that decisions about a briefly shown line are made more effectively and successfully whenever…
OLFACTORY NERVE
the first cranial nerve, that carries sensory fibers regarding the sense of scent. It starts within the olfactory lobe and…
OPTICAL ILLUSION
an unauthentic visual picture generated by either physical or psychological aspects.
ORGANICITY TEST
an obsolete term for a mental or behavioral examination which has been proven to be differentially sensitive to the impacts…
ORTHOGENETIC PRINCIPLE
the hypothesis postulating that growth of all facets of operating moves along from absence of differentiation to escalating differentiation, annunciation,…
OVERIDENTIFICATION
noun. with regard to the general linear model, the existence of more parameters than are required to dictate the model…
PARADIGM SHIFT
with regard to the influential 1962 analysis of scientific revolutions, an extremely significant and quite swift alteration in the entire…
PARTIAL INSANITY
a borderline state wherein cognitive handicap exists but isn't serious enough to render the person totally excused of their criminal…
PERCEPTION
noun. the procedure or outcome of becoming conscious of items, unions, and events by way of the senses, that comprises…
PERFORMANCE GOAL
1. with regard to the motivational theory of American personality psychologist Carol Dweck, the objective of showing other people who…
PERSONALISTIC APPROACH
a stance regarding history positing that imperative occurrences and achievements result primarily from the behaviors of key people. It contrasts…