WESTERMARCK EFFECT
the postulation that individuals who are reared nearby or in the same home do not find each other sexually appealing…
ROOTING REFLEX
Reflex of a newborn whereby a stimulus (a light touch with a nipple or finger) in the area of the…
SAMPLING VARIABILITY
Degree to which the importance of a statistic varies across a variety of samples from the median importance for any…
SCIENTIST-PRACTITIONER MODEL
Principle for the graduate instruction of doctoral clinical (or various other applied) psychology professionals in the US, which is designed…
SECONDARY REWARD
Positive reinforcement associated with fulfillment of a biological need. Signals which correlate with a primary reward.
SELECTIVE INATTENTION
Act of ignoring or otherwise screening out of stimuli that are threatening, anxiety-producing, or felt to be unimportant. Conscious or…
PRIMARY DRIVE
An essential drive in living creatures created when a necessary item is missing. (e.g. water or shelter. Also the need…
PRODROMAL SYNDROME
A syndrome characterized by traits the may predispose an individual to develop a psychological or neurological disorder.
PROSPECT THEORY
In decision making, prospect theory basically states that people are motivated more by the anxiety of loss than of potential…
PSEUDOSCIENCE
A supposed science with some resemblance to legitimate scientific structure, but due to peer review and scientific scrutiny simply cannot…
PSYCHOGENESIS
The origin and subsequent development of behavior, personality and processes concerned with mental and psychic action. 2. The first instance…
PUBLIC DISTANCE ZONE
A term in social psychology, it is the zone of comfort adopted by an individual when interacting with others in…
RACIAL IDENTITY
An individual's sense of having their identity defined by belonging to a particular race or ethnic group. The strength of…
RATIONAL SOUL
The rational soul is a term used by Greek philosopher Aristotle. It described the human soul. A rational soul has…
REAL-IDEAL SELF CONGRUENCE
The extent to which a person's ideals of themselves and their actual traits agree. A large discrepancy between the two…
RECIPROCAL LIKING
A label for the attraction and cordiality that people have for others who are attracted to them.