SOCRATIC EFFECT
An expression of a belief tends to make a greater logical consistency in belief structures.
SOURCE FACTORS
These are the characteristics of the source that will influence its effectiveness.
SPECIES-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR
the behaviour that is specific to the members of a species and is unlearned. Also called species typical behaviour. Read…
SPONTANEOUS REMISSION
the reduction or disappearance of symptoms without any therapeutic intervention, which may be temporary or permanent. It most commonly refers…
SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Area of grey matter in the middle brain, called after its dark pigment. It sends dopaminergic neurons to basal ganglia.…
SUPERSTITION
1. A belief that is founded on the operation of supernatural or magical forces. 2. An unscientific belief that is…
SYNAPTIC CLEFT
a gap in a synapse between the terminal butt on one neuron and the dendrite of a neighbouring neuron. Also…
TABULA RASA CONCEPT
According to this concept, mind is evolved as blank tablet when a person is born and everything is written over…
TASK IDENTITY
These are the motivating features of a task that are specified in a job characteristics model of Richard Hackman and…
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POSITIVE HIT RATE
1. the amount of times wherein the selection of a specific alternative proved to be accurate is divided by the…
POWER DISTANCE
the extent to which a society accepts an unequal distribution of power in establishments, facilities, or societal constructs at large.
PREDICTOR VARIABLE
with regard to regression analysis, a variant which might be utilized to foretell the value of another variant- that being,…
PLURALISTIC IGNORANCE
the state of affairs wherein nearly all members of a group privately refute what is considered to be the majority…