OVERINCLUSION
noun. failure of a person to remove non-successful or improper reactions correlated with a specific stimulant.
PARTIALISM
noun. a form of paraphilia wherein a individual attains carnal gratification from contact with a body part of the carnal…
PERIPHERAL
adjective. 1. with regard to the nervous system, found or taking place somewhere exterior to the brain and spinal cord.…
PERSONALITY
noun. the configuration of personality traits and actions which includes a person's individual acclimation to life, inclusive of primary traits,…
PHONOLOGICAL RECODING
the utilization of reading abilities to transform written symbols into noises and words.
PITCH DISCRIMINATION
the capacity to recognize modifications in noise based upon pitch. It is more properly referred to as frequency discrimination because…
DEFICIENCY MOTIVATION
Abraham Maslow's humanistic psychology. The lower 4 levels of hierarchy. Compare metamotivation.
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
A leader who establishes and maintains an egalitarian group climate where menbers can make choices, resolve issues and plan activities.
DESIGN FLUENCY TEST
A group of tests that are time limited and need to draw figures or remodel lines to make shapes. Also…
DIABETIC ENTEROPATHY
A complication of diabetes mellitus marked by fecal incontinence at night. See gastric neuropathy.
DIFFERENTIAL VALIDITY
Accuracy and validity of tests of a person's success in different tasks.
DIVERGENT THINKING
Thinking that formulates new solutions to problems. Compare convergent thinking.
DOUBLE STANDARD
A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.