EQUITY THEORY
A theory of justice dealing with the fair return from activities we do. Output is related to the input into…
EXACT REPLICATION
Repeating an experiment where the goal is to have the conditions as close to the original conditions as possible.
EXOGENOUS CUE
A cue in our peripheral field of vision that draws our attention. A cue while the target is present. Compare endogenous…
EXPERT POWER
The capacity to influence others deriving from the assumption that the influencer has superior skills. See power.
LEADERSHIP EMERGENCE
The process during which a leader is recognized by their peers as the leader of a firmly leaderless group. See…
LENS MODEL
A model to explain how organisms perceive the environments they live in. Instead of perceiving the environment objectively, they use…
LIFE-SPAN CONTEXTUALISM
a proposed theory which speculates human beings are a product of their own decision - we are therefore both the…
LIVING WILL
a letter or document which lists or explains the wishes of a person (whilst still competent) in the event of…
MAGAZINE TRAINING
is the training required for the animal in an experiment to become familiar with the mechanism which delivers the reinforcer…
MANUAL METHOD, MANUALIZED THERAPY
is a method used during experiments which maintains rigid conditions and settings in the study to ensure consistency across the…
MASTERY TESTS
is a test which aims to evaluate the process of learning in a specific field of expertise.
MEMORY DISTORTION
is the inaccurate and usually wrong recall of incorrect facts in relation with a specific stimulus.
MENTAL DISORDER
is an umbrella a term used to describe any psychological symptoms, abnormal behaviours, impaired functioning or any combination of the…
MERE-EXPOSURE EFFECT
was first proposed by the U.S. social psychologist in 1968. The Mere-Exposure Effect implies that participants will show a preference…
METHOD OF EQUAL-APPEARING INTERVALS
is a scaling technique whereby the values which are obtained using the scale assume that the intervals on the scale…
MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY
is the application of psychology in the context of the military environments. The application of psychology in the evaluation, selection,…
MITIGATING FACTOR
is a factor or fact, in the context or a crime or convicted defendant which supports an argument for a…