DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE
Learning procedure where periods of learning are separated by periods of lebgthy periods of rest. Also called distribution of practice-…
DUAL CODING THEORY
1.Lingusitics. Theory that an input represented in memory as a word and a picture is more readily recalled than a…
DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Technique used in psychotherapy focusing on underlying motivational or defensive factors determining behaviour an dadjustment. See depth therapy.
ECOBEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
Assessment used in applied behaviour analysis to measure moment-to-moment effects on specific behaviours.
EMBODIED COGNITION
Theory of human problem solving where intelligent behaviour is seen. See scaffolding.
EPISTEMIC VALUE
1. The extent that a belief or theory can provide accurate knowledge. 2. The extent that a cognitive process can…
ESCAPE LEARNING
Learning where the subject acquires a response resulting in an adverse stimulus being stopped. See aviodance conditioning- escape behaviour.
EVALUATIVE REASONING
Critical thinking involving appraisal of the effectiveness, validity, meaning and relevance of an act, idea, technique or object.
EXISTENTIAL NEUROSIS
Neurosis with feelings of despair and anxiety from living and not taking responsibility for your own life. See authenticity- existential…
EXPERIMENTAL REALISM
The extent that an experimental situation is realistic. See mundane realism.
EXTEROCEPTIVE STIMULUS
Stimulus coming from the external world. Compare interoceptive stimulus.
LEAST SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE (LSD)
a measure which allows researchers to factor for any type I errors at a pre-specified confidence level.