EGO DEVELOPMENT
1. An infant's emerging consciousness being separate from others. 2. Classic psychoanalytical theory. Process where part of the id is…
ELABORATION
1. Process of linking information to be emembered to information we already know. See elaborative rehearsal. 2. Developing an idea…
ETHICAL IMPERATIVE
By taking the ethically required stand or accepted. Defined by Immanuel Kant.
EVENT SAMPLING
Sampling where the frame of sampling consists of events and behaviours such as going to a party or having disorder…
EXISTENTIAL VACUUM
The inability to find meaning in life. See existential crisis- existential neurosis.
LEADERLESS GROUP DISCUSSION (LGD)
Involves discussion between members of a group pertaining to the details of potential leaders and their currently lacking executive command.
LEGITIMATE POWER
The ability to influence fellow members of a group which is usually dependent on your status within the group and…
LIFE REVIEW
the process of reviewing an individuals past performance or handling of a situation, this is mainly observed in adults looking…
LIPOSTATIC HYPOTHESIS
a hypothesis that implies long-term food intake is regulated by the concentration of fats (otherwise known as lipids) in the…
LOW-BALL TECHNIQUE
otherwise known as the door-in-the-face technique, a salesman will typically ensure that an agreement ensuring compliance is signed and sealed…
MANIPULATION
The conscious and deliberate misleading of an individual by another individual either directly or indirectly in order to achieve a…
MASS-TO-SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT
is the development and perceived progress in fetal developments from random joint movements to coordinated joint movements.
MATURATIONAL LAG
is the delay or slowness of the development of some aspects of the body's neural system.