PRESPEECH DEVELOPMENT
Development of speech is dependent upon a child's earliest experiences.
PRIMAL THERAPY
Developed by U.S psychologist Arthur Janov, Primal therapy is a therapy that encourages clients to release their feelings and emotions…
PRIMARY CONTROL
A conscious effort by an individual to gain a sense of control around their surroundings. It is their attempt to…
PRIMARY IDENTIFICATION
A theory in Psychoanalysis addressing the initial and fundamental for of identification. The theory is that primary identification occurs during…
PRIMARY QUALITY
English Philosopher John Locke's philosophy that states the quality of an object is a result of physical property; weight, motion…
PRIMARY VISUAL SYSTEM
The visual pathway in primates. Visual signals follow the path of the retina to the optic nerve, then the optic…
PRINCIPLE OF BELONGINGNESS 1
A learning principle that states that if items are closely related, the connections between them can be more readily formed.…
PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION
A representation in mathematical terms of a probability distribution.
PROBLEM ISOMORPHS
Some problems have identical underlying structure and they require basically the same means to a solution. However, they may vary…
PROCESS ANALYSIS
The analysis of the interaction between therapist and client during psychotherapy. This analysis looks at the evolving relationship between the…
PROCREATIVE SEX
Sexual activity with its main goal being the birth of children and the continuation of the species. Moral judgments have…
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Generally drawn up by individual states, professional licensing is required for many professionals and assure that members have met minimum…
PROGRAM EFFICACY
Similar to program effectiveness, program efficacy draws its conclusion about an intervention using closely controlled scientific conditions.. These may be…
PROGRESSIVE-INTERVAL SCHEDULE
A schedule of reinforcement where the presentation of reinforcement is dependent on the first response occurring after a fixed period…
PROPRIETARY DRUG
Any patented drug or compound used for medicinal purpose. The proprietary drug may be a formulation that contains generic compounds…