DISCOUNTING PRINCIPLE
Theory where a cause is given less weight if ther are other causes possible. Compare augmentation principle.
DISJUNCTIVE TASK
A task or project of a group that is completed when a single solution is adopted by the group. Compare…
DIVERGENT PRODUCTION
Capacity to produce novel solutions to problems. Compare convergent production.
DOUBLE DISSOCIATION
Research process used to demonstrate the action of 2 separable psychological or biological systems such as the types of memory…
DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE
Looks at performing 2 tasks concurrently to examine the nature of processing limitations and strategies to cordinate performance. See dual…
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY
A family showing impaired communication and relationships where members are unable to get close.
Ectopic Inn Ectopic Pregnancy
Pregnancy that develops outside of the uterus and usually in the fallopian tubes.
EGO PSYCHOLOGY
Psychoanalysis. The approach that emphasises functions in the ego in controlling impulses and dealing with the external environment.
ELECTRONIC BRAINSTORMING
The online discussions used to generate ideas and to solve problems.
EMPIRICALLY DERIVED TEST
A test developed using the content, criteria and validating procedures.
ENDOGENOUS OSCILLATOR
A neural circuit generating regular and repeated sequences of neural activity. See circadian oscillator.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINISM
Philosophical idea where individual differences are put down to emvironmental factors, that is nurture opposed to nature. Compare biological determinism-…
EQUITY THEORY
A theory of justice dealing with the fair return from activities we do. Output is related to the input into…
EXACT REPLICATION
Repeating an experiment where the goal is to have the conditions as close to the original conditions as possible.
EXOGENOUS CUE
A cue in our peripheral field of vision that draws our attention. A cue while the target is present. Compare endogenous…
EXPERT POWER
The capacity to influence others deriving from the assumption that the influencer has superior skills. See power.
LEADERSHIP EMERGENCE
The process during which a leader is recognized by their peers as the leader of a firmly leaderless group. See…
LENS MODEL
A model to explain how organisms perceive the environments they live in. Instead of perceiving the environment objectively, they use…