CATTELL-HORN THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE
n. a theory which proposes that general intelligence can be divided into two broad sets of abilities, namely: (1) G-f,…
CONCLUSION
noun. 1. with regard to philosophy and reasoning, the offer to which a stream of analysis or opposing matter leads.…
CONDITIONED REINFORCER
an unbiased stimulant that obtains the capacity to behave as a reinforcing party, generally by being accompanied with a main…
CONFLICT-FREE SPHERE
with regard to ego psychology, a region of the ego that grows and operates without producing interior discord. Commonly referred…
CONSCIOUSNESS
noun. 1. the sensation that human beings claim to encounter, inclusive of cognitive details spanning from somatic and sensory interpretation…
CONSTRUCT VALIDITY
the magnitude to which an analysis or tool is able to gauge an abstract characteristic, capacity, or construct.
CONTENT-THOUGHT DISORDER
a kind of cognitive disruption, usually seen in schizophrenic disorder and a few other cognitive disorders, marked by several, disconnected,…
CONTRALATERAL CONTROL
the setup wherein the motor cortex of both cerebral hemispheres are primarily accountable for handling of motions of the opposite…
CONVERGENT PRODUCTION
the ability to generate the correct response to a query or to pick from a number of choices, the most…
CORRECTIVE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE
an idea stemming from psychoanalysis which postulates that patients acquire significant and intensive modification via new interpersonal affective events they…
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
1. an evaluative process which tries to judge and compare the economic adequacy of varying programs. Prices and advantages are…
CREATIVE IMAGINATION
the method wherein unique concepts are generated, particularly whenever this doesn't appear to be accountable merely by the blending of…
CROSS-GENDER BEHAVIOR
the procedure or trend of presuming the part of the opposite gender by way of taking on their appearance thru…
CULTURAL GENOCIDE
deteriorating toward a culture's history, morals, and traditions, typically by some other, superior culturally-based group of people.
DECAY THEORY
The theory that states unless we keep using something we have remembered it will eventually go away. Also called trace-decay…
ABSTRACT REPRESENTATION
in regards to cognitive theory, a reasonable way of thinking about an agent in an abstract way that is not…
ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION
Henry Alexander Murray's proposal of the desire to conquer hurdles in addition to mastering challenging troubles. Those with higher scores…
ACTIVE LISTENING
a psychotherapeutic approach that occurs when the professional listens to a patient meticulously and diligently, inquiring as required, in an…