ASSESSMENT
1. in general, refers to the judgment of the quality, worth, importance, or value of something or someone. 2. may…
ASYNDETIC THINKING
distorted or disjointed thought processes in which ideas and images are fragmented or unconnected with each other. It is prevalent…
ATTENUATION THEORY
a part of the filter theory of attention, which proposes that unattended messages are attenuated (i.e., processed weakly) but not…
AUDITORY CONSONANT TRIGRAM (ACT)
a memory test in which a three-letter nonsense syllable, such as DCT, is presented verbally and the participant is asked…
AUTOCLITIC
n. a single unit of verbal behavior (a verbal operant) that depends on other verbal behavior, and changes the effect…
AUTOSTEREOTYPING
n. refers to the incorporation of stereotypes about the groups one belongs to into one's own self-concept. Also known as…
BACK-TRANSLATION
n. refers to the process of translating a statement or paragraph back to its original language.
BASE-RATE FALLACY
n. an error in prediction and decision-making which occurs when base rate is ignored as a prior probability. As such,…
BEHAVIORAL DYNAMICS
n. a descriptive analysis of the internal behavior patterns which motivate or cause the overt, external behavior. There is a…
BELL'S PHENOMENON
n. a normal defense reflex, this is an observable upward-and-outward movement of the globes of the eyes when attempting to…
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.
CONDUCTION
noun. With regard to physiology, the communication of arousal in a muscle, nerve, or other tissue.