SCATTERPLOT
Graph that plots along two axes at right angles to each other the relationship between two variable quantities.
SECURITY OPERATIONS
As proposed by US psychoanalyst Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949), various interpersonal protective procedures, including arrogance, boredom, or irritability, which are…
PRIMACY EFFECT
The Primacy Effect is characterized by a tendency on the part of an observer to be more influenced by items…
PROBLEM REPRESENTATION
A graphic representation of the means to solve a problem. That representation could utilize flow charts, graphs or any other…
PROGRESSIVE-RATIO SCHEDULE
A schedule of reinforcement in which a reinforcer is only presented upon the completion of a set number of responses.…
PROUST PHENOMENON
Named for French writer Marcel Proust, the Proust phenomenon is the sudden occurrence of a powerful memory. The memory is…
PSYCHIC NUMBING
Psychic numbing is the condition brought on by trauma resulting in incapacity to express emotions such as love or closeness.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL
A theory in psychology to predict outcomes and explain specific psychological processes. 2. Used to evaluate the performance of an…
PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
Also referred to as libidinal development, psychosexual development is the classic model of sexuality as put for by Sigmund Freud.…
PYGMALION EFFECT
An effect caused by the expectations of a superior regarding the performance of their subordinates. It has been called a…
RANGE EFFECT
In tracking, the tendency of a subject to make compensating movements too large when the target is small and too…
REACTIVE DEPRESSION
A major depressive episode brought on by an apparent event or situation such as the loss of a job or…
RECOMBINATION
The trading of hereditary components between paired chromosomes during the course of the development of sex cells (sperm or ova).…
RELATIVE DEPRIVATION
A feeling of deprivation occurring when one compares themselves to another, regardless of objective reality. Se also: social comparison theory.
REPEATED MEASURES DESIGN
Framework for research wherein specific individuals are evaluated on specific dependent variables over time, during repeated episodes.
RESISTANCE
Act or instance of resisting; having the ability to resist. In psychology, the process by which the ego refuses to…