BIOLOGICAL THEORY OF AGING
n. a number of probable theories which may explain the different facets of aging. Some of these explanations include programmed…
BLIND SPOT
n. in vision, refers to the area of the eye where the image hits the optic disk and, thus, cannot…
BOUNDARY AMBIGUITY
n. a discrepancy observed when the family system is viewed from within by a member and from the outside by…
BRUININKS-OSERETSKY TEST OF MOTOR PROFICIENCY (BOT)
n. a proficiency test on gross motor skills and fine motor skills administered to participants between 4 to 21 years…
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
n. a self-development program in which a person manages the progress and advancement of his or her own career. In…
CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE (CES-D)
n. a self-administered screening test which is commonly-used to assess a person's depression quotient. On a 20-item rating scale, this…
CONCILIATION
the activity or procedure of accommodating the standpoints of people or groups with appeals and objectives that differe, at least…
CONDITIONED INHIBITION
the diminishment of a conditioned reaction which happens upon surfacing of a stimulant that has prior been experienced in various…
CONFLICT THEORY
1. any abstract examination of the prompts and effects of interpersonal discord. 2. more narrowly, a sociological way that emphasizes…
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
the propensity to be arranged, accountable, and possess a strong work ethic, interpreted as one end of a facet of…
CONSTITUTIONAL FACTOR
a fundamental psychological propensity to add to character, nature, and the philosophy of certain physical and cognitive diseases. Said elements…
CONTENT VALIDITY
the degree to which an analysis gauges a symbolizing example of the topic content or behavior that is being analyzed.
CONVERGENCE THEORY
an abstract examination of collective behavior which presumes that cultural movements, masses and mobs take place whenever people with like…
CORRECTION FOR ATTENUATION
an approach used for approximating the relations between the authentic rankings of two gauged factors by altering the noticed relations…
COST OF CONCURRENCE
the decline that takes place in the operation of a task that is positioned in a dual-task context, even whenever…
COVERT REHEARSAL
a method wherein either elaborative or rote repetitive practicing in one's mind or actions or terms is employed to better…
CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
a department of psychology which examines likeness and difference in human actions spanning various cultures and recognizes the varying psychological…
CULTURAL EPOCH THEORY
the once effective, but now widely disgraced theory that all people cultures go through like phases of economic and social…