OCCUPATIONAL STATUS
the amount of esteem attributed to members of a profession by a culture. Professions which are seen positively are high-status…
OPERATING SPACE
explained by Canadian growth psychologist Robbie Case, the space in working memory which can be given to the carrying out…
ORGANIZED OFFENDER
the kind of offender that cautiously plots their crimes and who is common more intelligent and less culturally isolated than…
OUTCOME INTERDEPENDENCE
a social scenario wherein at least two people have shared influence over each other's results.
PASSIVE LEARNING
1. acquisition which might take place without the objective to learn, via exposure to data or behavior. 2. acquisition which…
PERCEPTUAL ORGANIZATION
the procedure enabling properties like anatomy, trend, and type to be placed upon the senses to supply conceptual order. Every…
PERSON-NEEDS ANALYSIS
with regard to industrial and organizational environments, an element of needs assessment wherein information is collected to determine if workers…
PHENOMENOLOGICAL THEORY
an approach to personality theory which places queries of peoples' present experiences of themselves and their world at the core…
PHYSIOLOGICAL MOTIVE
a motive stemming from a basic physiological need, like the necessity for food.
PLAUSIBLE RIVAL HYPOTHESIS
a proposition which renders a logical alternative to the research hypothesis being examined.
DECOMPOSITION
The process that takes a complex item and breaks into its elements. Organisms also break down by decomposition.
DEJA RACONTE
French-told before. The idea that a long forgotten event has been told before. See false memory.
DEPRESSION
1. A dysphoria that can cary from mild to severe mood changes. 2. Psychiatry. A dpressive disorder.
DEVELOPMENTAL NORM
The skills and level of achievement associated with a stage of development.