PREINQUIRY
noun. a process modeled to reveal the demand attributes of a specific analysis by asking engaged parties to report on…
PREOCCUPIED ATTACHMENT
an adult attachment style which mixes an adverse interior working design of attachment of oneself, marked by doubt in one
PREPOTENT STIMULUS
any stimulant which is superior to any other rivaling stimulant in which it is more probable of obtaining attention or…
POINT BISERIAL CORRELATION
the association between two random variants, one dichotomous and one continuous.
POLICY ANALYSIS
an accumulation of methods of breaking down data (i) to ascertain alternative policy and program selections in cost-benefit terms, (ii)…
POLYPEPTIDE
a molecule containing many amino acids connected by peptide bonds. The breakdown of polypeptides within living cells occurs at the…
PORTMAN CLINIC
a major British clinic establishing in Portman Square, London, England in 1933, by three psychoanalysts to work with psychopaths and…
POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION
favored treatment, particularly in work or school settings, of people which might be at a disadvantage.
POSITIVE STEREOTYPE
a stereotype which claims to depict the admirable, favorable, or advantageous factors and traits of the members of a specific…
POSTCOGNITION
noun. with regard to parapsychology, the experiencing of a past occurrence as if it were happening now. In a test…
POSTFORMAL THOUGHT
the involved manners wherein adults structure their thinking based upon the complex nature of adult life. It is a further…
POSTSCHIZOPHRENIC DEPRESSION
a depressive episode which might come after an acute schizophrenic episode. Postschizophrenic depression is observed variously as a typical occurence…
POSTURAL ARM DRIFT
the drift of the arms from their initial position whenever someone is needed to hold them outstretched and in a…
PRACTICE GUIDELINES
standards and plans modeled to help cognitive wellbeing clinicians and doctors and practitioners in the identification and remediation of particular…
PREAVERSIVE STIMULUS
with regard to conditioning, a stimulant which comes before the display of an negative stimulant.