PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINISM
The opinion that most psychological phenomena are determined by outside forces out of the control of the individual experiencing them.…
PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTORY PERIOD (PRP)
The period of time following a response to a given second stimulus, when it is presented only a short period…
PSYCHOMETRIC SOCIETY
The professional organization established to promote the application and improvement of quantitative measurement in psychology.
PSYCHONOMIC SOCIETY
The professional organization created in 1959 to promote laboratory and scientific experimental development of psychology.
PSYCHOPHYSICS
A physiological branch studying the relationships between stimuli and sensory processes. The study is influenced by stimulus magnitude and differences.
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 1
Erik Erikson was the first to formulate the theory that personality development is a process influenced by many factors throughout…
PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH
Describing, explaining and evaluating psychotherapeutic techniques utilizing scientific methods.
PUBLIC DISTANCE ZONE
A term in social psychology, it is the zone of comfort adopted by an individual when interacting with others in…
PUERPERIUM
The period between the end of labor and the return of the uterus to a normal condition.
PUZZLE BOX
A puzzle box is used in research and consists of a box with a latch or latches that a test…
PREVENTION DESIGN
Designing tools with the intent of a) reducing injury or error during operation and b) to enhance their ease of…
PRIMAL DEPRESSION
Early childhood depression supposedly brought on by distant or missing parents. The expression is today considered obsolete.
PRIMARY CARE PSYCHOLOGY
Primary Care Psychology is designed to provide psychological services within the setting of a clinic, private or public hospital or…
PRIMARY GAINS
The psychoanalytical theory that states some patients get primary gain from possessing neurotic symptoms. The very symptoms themselves relieve them…
PRIMARY ORGASMIC DYSFUNCTION
A dysfunction comparable to primary erectile dysfunction in men, primary orgasmic dysfunction describe a dysfunction in which a woman has…
PRIMARY TASK
Ergonomically speaking, when one has a multi-task assignment, the primary task is the one that takes priority. That is, it…