VOLLEY THEORY
the standard that separate fibers inside an auditory nerve react to one or another stimulant in a swift succession of…
WEIGHTED APPLICATION BLANK (WAB)
with regard to personnel selection, a scored application type utilized to attain and assess biographical information. The applicant's reaction to…
WORD-LENGTH EFFECT
with regard to an examination of memory range, the fact that one generally recalling a larger amount of shorter words…
PRIMARY DATA
The data first obtained through observation or experiment prior to analysis and statistical work up.
PRIVATE EVENT
A private event is experienced only by one person. It is described as private activity, thought or experience. It can…
PROCESS LOSS
When groups are involved, process loss refers to the inadequate execution of actions that will lead to optimum performance. These…
PROPRIOCEPTION
Also called proprioceptive sense, proprioception is the sense of body movement and position. This sense come from stimulation of proproceptors…
PSEUDOPARKINSONISM
A range of symptoms mimicking Parkinson's disease but without supporting evidence of the condition using standard diagnostics.
PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy strong on psychoanalytical tradition; viewing individuals as reacting to unconscious forces. Common traits of the psychodynamic approach are an…
PSYCHOLOGIST
A professionally trained doctor in psychology. Successfully trained psychologists have a doctorate in philosophy (PhD), psychology (PsyD) or education (EdD).…
REAFFERENCE PRINCIPLE
Conceptually, the explanation of the regulation and interaction of internal signals and sensory signals to direct and coordinate body movements.…
RECIPROCAL ALTRUISM
A type of helping behavior that is perpetuated when one individual helps another at some future time the second individual…
REGRESSION EFFECT
Proclivity of a subject who scores either very high or very low on a test to perform more toward the…
REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC
Psychological term in which people judge the probability of a hypothesis by ascertaining how well the hypothesis mimics available data.…
RESPONSE COMPETITION
Hindrance of choice response tasks by extraneous stimuli, resulting in production of a response which slows reaction time in attaining…