PLATONIC IDEALISM
a general philosophical viewpoint stemming both directly and indirectly from the writings of Plato, which postulate that the phenomena of…
DEJA ENTENDU
Feeling that what you are hearing seems familiar. Though it has not been heard before.
DISSONANCE REDUCTION
Process where a person reduces an uncofortable psychological state resulting from an inconsistency of cognitive systems. See bolstering of an…
DOMAIN-GENERAL ABILITY
The cognitive ability that will influence performance over a wide range of tasks.
DRIVE STRENGTH
The intensity of a drive as defined by Hull's mathematical deductive theory of learning.
DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT
1. Approach to clinical assessment following the basic principles of dynamic testing. 2. The assessment with a goal of elaborating…
ECHOIC MEMORY
A persistence of an auditory stimulation in the nervous system at the end of the stimulus. Also called auditory sensory…
EGOCENTRIC SPEECH
Speech not directed at others or where there is no attempt to change thoughts or to take into account another…
EMANCIPATION DISORDER
Disorder of early adulthood where a person wants to leave home and be free from parental control but is concerned…
ENCAPSULATION
1. Keeping thing separate. 2. The enclosure that is a covering such as a sheath.
ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY
A field that identifies the psychological principles governing human interaction in the environment, systems, and products and applying them to…
EPIGENETIC THEORY
The concept that mind and consciousness dvelop when living organisms reach a high level of compexity. See emergence.