DIFFERENTIAL CONDITIONING
Pavlovian experiment where 2 or more stimuli are used where only 1 will produce an outcome.
DISEASE MODEL
A theory concerned with the cause and course of a pathological condition or process.
DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
Belief that rules can be changed and punishments and rewards distributed according to relative standards.
DORSAL STREAM
The neural stream projected dorsally from the primary visual cortex in to the parietal lobe. Compare ventral pathway.
DYNAMIC SYSTEM
A system where a change in one part will influence all of the interrelated parts. Closely related to chaos theory.
ECOLOGICAL NICHE
1.The position or function of an organism or a population within a biological and physical environment. 2. The area within…
EGO DEVELOPMENT
1. An infant's emerging consciousness being separate from others. 2. Classic psychoanalytical theory. Process where part of the id is…
ELABORATION
1. Process of linking information to be emembered to information we already know. See elaborative rehearsal. 2. Developing an idea…
EPISTEMOLOGY
Branch of philiosophy concerning the nature, origin and limitations of knowledge and justification of truth claims.
ESTABLISHING OPERATION
Any event or procedure that changes the efficacy of a stimulus as a punisher or reinforcer.
EVALUATOR CREDIBILITY
The extent that the evaluator of the program is considerd trustworthy by stakeholders.
EXISTENTIAL PHENOMENOLOGY
A philosophical development from the phenomology seen in the work of Heidegger. Where we try to acheive immediate and direct…