INTRUJECTIVE DEPRESSION
Individuals who are depressed and have angry and punitive feelings toward themselves. Compare anaclitic depression
ISOTRETINOIN
an analog of vitamin A used for fighting acne, which is resistant to other therapies. Controversially the use of isotretinoin…
JOHN HENRY EFFECT
an effect in which competitiveness between a control group and an experiment group to rivalry efforts that disturb the experiment.
KINESTHETIC RECEPTOR
Found in muscles, tendons and joints and any of the sensory receptors that monitor the position and movement of muscles
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
The term is preferred by those who emphasize the active role of the child as a learner with considerable innate…
TEMPLATE-MATCHING THEORY
the hypothesis postulating that pattern recognition progresses by comparing an input sensory arousal pattern to cognitive pictures or symbolizations of…
TERRITORIALITY
noun. 1. an animal's defending of a particular geographic region from intrusion by other members of the identical species.
THEORETICAL INTEGRATION
the integration of theoretical ideas from various approaches to generate meaningful contexts which might assist in explaining the dynamics or…
THORNDIKE-LORGE LIST
an formative and influential list of word frequencies within the English language, comprised in 1944. There have been a multitude…
TIMELESS MOMENT
1. the infinitely minute dimension of the current instant as conceptualized by classical linear time. 2. an experience wherein one's…
TRACE CONDITIONING
a process in Pavlovian conditioning wherein an unconditioned stimulant and a conditioned stimulant are divided by a persistent interval, with…
TRANSIENT SITUATIONAL DISTURBANCE
a DSM-II classification for disruptions which, in the DSM-IV-TR, are categorized as adjustment disorders.
TREND ANALYSIS
any of many analytic methods modeled to reveal step-by-step alterations in a group of variants, like gradual linear development or…
UNILATERAL LESION
a lesion on one lobe or side of an organ or body part. A unilateral cerebral lesion consists of one…
VALENCE-INSTRUMENTALITY-EXPECTANCY THEORY
a theory of work motivation positing that the degree of effort put out by workers will rely on a mixture…
VESTED INTEREST
the degree to which an outlook item is viewed as being associated with an individual's material self-interest. It is presumed…
VISUAL LEARNING
Conditioning or learning which relies on visual signs or objects. It is believed that the brain center for visual learning…
VOCATIONAL APTITUDE
the individual skills and characteristics needed for excellent performance of the jobs comprised in a specific profession.