CONCRETISM
noun. 1. with regard to Jung's analytic psychology, a kind of thought or emotion which is reliant upon instant tangible…
CONFIDENCE INTERVAL
a fluctuating scale of values, utilized for approximating the value of a populace quantity from information acquired in a test…
CONGRUITY THEORY
postulated by American psychologists PercyTannenbaum and Charles Osgood, a mental consistency theory which centers on the part of the convincing…
CONSISTENCY MOTIVE
the urge to get a response that verifies what someone currently thinks of their self. This adds to keeping up…
CONTIGUITY LEARNING THEORY
a theory by Edwin R. Guthrie postulating that is a trend of incitement and a reaction happen concurrently in space…
CONTRIENT INTERDEPENDENCE
introduced by American psychologist Morton Deutsch, a union between two people or groups' results in which one person or group's…
COOLIDGE EFFECT
elevated carnal vitality that occurs whenever a person or animal engages in intercourse with many others.
COUNTERIDENTIFICATION
noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, a type of countertransference wherein the psychoanalyst sympathizes and aligns with the client.
CRITERION GROUP
a group examined for characteristics that others belonging to the group are already recognized as having, generally with the intent…
CULTURAL-FAMILIAL MENTAL RETARDATION
cognitive retardation, typically slight, which takes place in lieu of any recognized natural cause and is thereby credited to genetic…
CYTOPLASMIC
adjective. A pyrimidine compound that is a quarter portion of the bases found in DNA and RNA stipulating the elements…
ABILITY TEST
1. a formatted or patterned way of examining mass groups of like individuals to determine the average intelligence and ability…
ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT
the atmosphere in which one attempts to learn, which can aid in the learning experience or distract from and diminish…
ACTION DISORGANIZATION SYNDROME (ADS)
an illness in which damage to the frontal lobes of the brain causes people to make numerous Mistakes on multi-part…
ACUTE DEPRESSION
1. a recent, unforeseen oncoming of depression. 2. a serious bout of depression, classified by numerous more signs or symptoms,…