VOLUNTARISM
noun. 1. with regard to psychology, the observation positing that human actions are, at least partly, the outcome of the…
WELL-BEING
noun. a state of happiness, being pleased and content, low degrees of anguish, generally positive physical and cognitive health and…
WORD-SUPERIORITY EFFECT (WSE)
the discovery which, when presented for a short period of time, one letter is more easily recognized within the context…
PRIMARY DEGENERATIVE DEMENTIA
Primary Degenerative Dementia or DDD is described in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-III as dementia that has…
PRIVATE SELF
The part of a person's awareness known only to themselves. The private self is the only one aware of true…
PROCESSING SPEED INDEX
Used to measure the speed of nonverbal processing using the Wechsler adult intelligence scale.
PROSOCIAL AGGRESSION
That form of aggression that is called upon to halt or prevent a social wrong. As in tripping a person…
PSEUDOPSYCHOLOGY
A fraudulent or unscientific approach to psychology, for example Phrenology or palmistry
PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY
Various theories regarding human functioning. Such theories are underpinned by the interplay of drives and internal forces of the subject.…
PSYCHOLOGY
Originally a philosophy, now recognized as study of the mind represented by various disciplines and research including experimental, biological and…
P-TECHNIQUE FACTOR ANALYSIS
An analysis of the time period (x) time period correlation. The variables are not correlated over individuals but rather over…
QUOTA SAMPLING
Also referred to as quota control, it is a method of selecting subjects for a study. The subjects are already…
RATIONAL LEARNING
Learning through clear understanding of the material and understanding the relationship between the components of the material
RECIPROCAL DETERMINISM
An assertion that a reciprocal relation exists among environment, behavior and the individual. That is to say, that instead of…
REDIRECTED BEHAVIOR
Actions taken that do not seem to be applicable in the context wherein they are undertaken. See: displacement behavior.
REGULATORY BEHAVIOR
Efforts of organisms which are aimed at achieving physiological balance by maintaining basic, primary needs.
RELIGIOUS MANIA
Often accompanied by religious hallucinations, the state of extreme hyperactivity and fretfulness experienced by religious adherents.
REPRESSION
Psychological act of excluding impulses or desires from consciousness. Exclusion of a specific event from the memory and having no…
RESPONSE COST
Conditioning process in which specific responses result in punishment, usually the loss of valued resources. See also: negative punishment.