EXPERIMENTER EXPECTANCY EFFECT
Where the experimenter expects certain results and causes errors in research.
LEADERSHIP
Is the process whereby one member of a group takes executive control over a groups function and aims. The leader…
LENIENCY ERROR
A systematic error where pieces of data are consistently overly positive. This is usually due to the researchers tendency to…
LIFE-CHANGE UNIT (LCU)
a unit of measurement which is found on the life-events rating scale. The life-events rating scale assigns values to potential…
LITIGIOUS PARANOIA
a strand of paranoia in which individuals quarrel consistently, claim persecution (which is usually untrue) and insist that their 'rights'…
LOGISTIC FUNCTION
used in looking at the growth rates and longitudinal quantitative data. A typical basic expressed function y = r/( 1…
MACROERGONOMICS
an analytical approach in ergonomics which takes into consideration a wide range of factors from the physical evidence to environmental…
MANUAL ARTS THERAPY
is the use of manual arts such as woodworking and metalworking as rehabilitative activities.
MASTERY PLAY
is the purposeful play or enjoyment of an activity which facilitates the procurement of mastery of a specific subject.
MAZE-BRIGHT AND MAZE-DULL RATS
was an experiment conducted on rats at a research facility in America. They were selected based on their performance on…
METHOD OF CONSTANT STIMULI
is an experimental technique where participants are exposed to a constant stimulus to gauge their threshold value, the stimulus reported…
MILIEU THERAPY
works by re-organizing a patients day to day life and routine where the patient is treated in such a way…
MISINFORMATION EFFECT
is an effect observed in some psychological experiments where the participant mistakenly recalls misleading information that an experimenter has provided…
MOLAR ANALYSIS
considers overall relationships between the measurements themselves, such as the average response rates to rates of reinforcement extended overa a…
MORBIDITY RISK
in the context of epidemiology, it is the statistical change an individual will develop a condition or disease given certain…
MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
is the collective term used to describe the change and development of an organisms motor functions over their entire life…