GENERAL FACTOR
A hypothetical source of differences in general ability that will represent the ability to perceive relationships and to derive conclusions…
GENERATIVITY VERSUS STAGNATION
Generativity is the goal of adulthood including procreation, creativity and fulfilling parental and social responsibility for the next generation. This…
GLABROUS SKIN
the term that is applied to the tough, thick hairless skin that is located on the soles of our feet…
GUILTY KNOWLEDGE TEST
Lie detector test where knowledge of a crime is tested. A polygraph is used and the examiner will measure the…
INTERNAL BOUNDARY
Psychoanalytic theory. The name of the boundary between ego and id. Also called inner boundary. Compare external boundary.
INTERSENSORY PERCEPTION
1. Information and the perception that is presented through modalities that are separate and an experience that is intergrated. 2.…
INTRINSIC BEHAVIOR
1. rewarding behaviour that is inherent. 2. A specific organ and a type of behaviour that is expressed through it…
INVOLUNTARY ATTENTION
A prominent stimulus and the attention that is captured by it, an example in the field of the visual peripheral…
JOB CONTEXT
significant aspects of the work situation different from the work itself. It is the physical environment of the work -…
KAPPA EFFECT
the interaction between the perceived duration of a stimulus and the spatial extent of the stimulus. When a small visual…
LATENT LEARNING
Learning that occurs without awareness or conscious effort or intention. Learning may come from social cues, through rewards, or observations.
EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION
is the binary opposite to intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation explains the drive for an individual to participate within a specific…
FACTOR-COMPARISON METHOD
is one of the many methods used to evaluate jobs which is then used to set an appropriate wage or…
FALSE-CONSENSUS EFFECT
is a popular social phenomena where an individual believes that own beliefs, ideals, concepts, opinions, values and attitudes are held…
FEAR OF REJECTION
is a well documented persistent and irrational fear of being socially excluded from a pack (this is when considered from…