OVERDETERMINATION
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the idea postulating that many unconscious facets might mix to generate one symptom, dream, dysfunction,…
PARADIGM CLASH
with regard to science or philosophy, the conflict which takes place whenever a new group of basic presumptions about reality…
PART METHOD OF LEARNING
an acquisition type wherein the material is separated into portions, each to be mastered on its own, in a successive…
PATHOLOGICAL INERTIA
1. the incapacity to switch sets or display flexibility because of brain damage or psychological state. 2. seriously handicapped initiative,…
PERCENTILE
noun. the position of a score in a distribution coded to show the percentage of instances within the batch which…
PERFORMANCE
noun. 1. any activity or gathering of reactions which leads to an outcome or has an impact on the surroundings.…
PERSONAL SPACE
a region of defended space surrounding someone. Trends of personal-space utilization might differ across species and across human societies. Personal…
PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
in the DSM-IV-TR, a residual class consisting of pervasive growth-related disorders marked by handicapped growth of cultural interaction skills correlated…
PILOT STUDY
a preemptive research project modeled to assess and change procedure in readying for a subsequent and more complex research project.…
DEEP STRUCTURE
Anatomy. Any organ that is beneath the surface layers of the body. 2. Transformational generative grammar. Abstract base form of…
DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH
An empirical investigation to test a hypothesis or to look at conditions, relationships.
DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY
1. theory based on the continuity of human development. 2. The idea that mental retardation is due to slower than…
DIFFERENTIAL EMOTIONS THEORY
A theory ythat proposes there is a large but limited number of emotions that appear without any social learning.
DISCORDANCE
1.The condition of being in variance to a situation. 2. The dissimilarity seen in twins with rrspect to a trait…
DISJUNCTIVE CONCEPT
A concept based onthe set of attributes that are not needed in every instance. Compare conjunctive concept. See family resemblance.
DOUBLE BLIND
An experimental procedure where the nature of the experiment is not known. See blind. Compare single blind- triple blind.