BIOECOLOGICAL THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
n. a less-than-traditional approach to the study of intelligence. This theory recognizes the role of society and the environment in…
BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL SYSTEM
n. in the context of illness and disease, refers to a systematic approach to the study of mental health in…
BODY BOUNDARIES
n. A component of body image in which there may be definite or indefinite boundaries set by personality. For instance,…
BRAIN GRAFT
n. the introduction of new, healthy tissue to a diseased part of the brain. It involves either a surgical implantation…
BUTTERFLY EFFECT
a term which describes nonlinear causal relationships, in the way that the fluttering of a butterfly's wings in one side…
CASANOVA COMPLEX
n. a strong desire that drives a man to make as many sexual conquests or take as many lovers as…
CAUSAL CHAIN
A hypothetical or actual sequence of events which lead to a particular effect. The chain of events must be ordered…
COMREY PERSONALITY SCALES (CPS)
created by American psychologist Andrew Laurence Comrey, a reserve of personal differences in 8 personality characteristics designed mainly through factor…
CONCRETE IMAGE
a vision that is recollected with respect to certain sense factors, like the smell of a specific perfume.
CONDUCTIVITY
noun. 1. the capacity of a compound to convey energy like skin, thermal, or electrical conduction. 2. the capacity of…
CONFRONTATION
an assertion or aggressive difference. 2. the activity involved in openly confronting, or being motivated or mandated to confront, a…
CONSERVATION
a conscious perception that tangible amounts do not vary whenever their appearances are modified. Preservation is a substantial factor in…
CONSTRUCTIVISM
noun. The abstract viewpoint which is core to the works of Piaget wherein individuals progressively construct their views of the…
CONVERSION DISORDER
published in the DSM-IV-TR, a somatoform dysfunction wherein people show at least one warning sign or flaw impacting deliberate motor…
CORRESPONDENT INFERENCE THEORY
postulated by American social psychologists Keith E. Davis and Edward Jones, a design depicting how individuals build indicators about other…
COUNTERATTITUDINAL ADVOCACY
a convincing statement that contrasts with someone's present outlook
CREATIVITY
noun. The capacity to generate or form unique work, concepts, methods, or ideas.
CROSS-TALK
noun. A trend of mistakes that takes place during the simultaneous carrying out of jobs whenever the parts of one…