Pediatrics

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WIDE RANGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST (WRAT)

a principle evaluation instrument utilized to gain a fast, correct evaluation of reading, math, and spelling abilities. The newest rendition,

TESTING THE LIMITS

1. a technique utilized to analyze adult age variances in mentality wherein research participants are required to perform a job

TOKEN TEST

a test of auditory-language processing wherein involved parties are requested to manipulate tokens of various sizes, colors, and shapes in

TREATMENT EFFECT

the significance of the impact of a remediation upon the reaction variant within an analysis. It is generally gauged as

VALIDATION

noun. the procedure involved in identifying the correctness of a tool in gauging what it is made to gauge.

VISCEROGENIC NEED

one of the main, physiological necessities which stem from natural procedures and generate physical satisfaction. They are inclusive of the

WILLIE M CLASS ACTION

a 1979 class action lawsuit in North Carolina, settled out of court, which mandated a special category of kids of

TESTOSTERONE

noun. a male sex hormone and the most potent androgen generated by the testes. It encourages the growth of male

TOOL OF INTELLECTUAL ADAPTATION

a technique of thinking, learning, or recalling of a problem-solving method which kids internalize from their interplay with more competent

TREATMENT PLAN

the suggested steps for intervening that the therapy professional or counselor plans following an evaluation of the patient being completed.

VALUE-EXPRESSIVE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE

the role one's outlook can play in the demonstration of core values. An individual may take on a positive outlook

VISUAL CLIFF

an apparatus to explore the cultivation of depth perception in non-speaking human babies and animals, specifically, whether depth perception is

WITHIN-GROUP VARIANCE

the variance among identically remedied people in the same group or populace. Commonly referred to as intraclass variance.

THEORY

a managerial philosophy which tries to integrate facets of Japanese management practices into American corporate society. It stresses participative decision-making

TOPOGRAPHIC MODEL

the initial dividing of the psyche into three areas or systems as postulated by Sigmund Freud in 1913. The divided

TRIANGULATION

noun. 1. the procedure involved in confirming a hypothesis by gathering proofs from many sources or experiments or utilizing many

VALUES EDUCATION

1. direction which is centered upon standards, moral principles, or ethical traits which are thought of as favorable, as well

VISUAL IMAGERY

cognitive imagery which consists of the sense of having "images" in the mind. These pictures might be memories of formative

WOMB ENVY

1. with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the envy experienced by some males for the reproductive ability of females, thought of

THEORY OF MIND

the capacity to imagine or form opinions about the cognitive states of other people: What does the other person know?