Pediatrics

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VARIANT

noun. With regard to a set of items or occurrences, one which varies from the others in some manner while

VOCATIONAL CHOICE

the choice of a job or profession. A realistic process of this type frequently starts during the teenage years, with

WORD-SUPERIORITY EFFECT (WSE)

the discovery which, when presented for a short period of time, one letter is more easily recognized within the context

TEMPERAMENT

noun. the fundamental groundwork of character, generally presumed to be biologically determined and existent early in life, inclusive of traits

THERAPY

1. treatment of physical, cognitive, or behavioral disorders or illness. 2. reference: psychotherapy.

TRANSACTION

noun. 1. any interaction between the person and the social or physical surroundings, particularly during involvement between at least two

TYPE-TOKEN RATIO (TTR)

a comparison, shown as a ratio, of the quantity of types to the quantity of tokens in a specific communication.

VARIED MAPPING

during a search task, a condition wherein target and distractor stimulus alter roles at random during the course of an

VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE

the procedure of assisting a person to select an proper vocation via such methods as (i) in-depth interviews; (ii) delivery

XXXX SYNDROME

a chromosomal disorder wherein a female has four X chromosomes instead of the typical couple. Impacted females usually have small

TEMPERAMENT THEORY

the belief postulating that behavioral propensities are biologically rooted and exist from birth, cultivating the disposition of the individual.

THINNING

with regard to conditioning, a gradual escalation in the intermittency of reinforcement.

TRANSCRIPTION

noun. With regard to genetics, the procedure whereby the inherited data housed in DNA is transferred to a molecule of

TYPOLOGY

noun. any study of a specific classification of phenomena into categories based upon typical traits of a personality.

VENTILATION

with regard to counseling and psychotherapy, a patient

VOCATIONAL SELECTION

1.vocational choice. 2. an uncommon synonym of personnel selection.

YOUTH COUNSELING

counseling which supplies guidance, data, and advisement to youths, generally in early childhood up to the teenage years. Youth counseling

TEMPERANCE

noun. any type of auspicious self-constraint, manifested as self-regulation in overseeing and controlling one

THORNDIKE-LORGE LIST

an formative and influential list of word frequencies within the English language, comprised in 1944. There have been a multitude

TRANSDUCTIVE REASONING

the propensity of a kid in the preoperational phase of mental development to see a link between unrelated instances, utilizing