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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?

TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED

previously, depicting individuals, generally kids or young adults, with average cognitive retardation who did not seem to benefit from academic

TRUE EXPERIMENT

an analysis wherein involved parties are designated at random to at least two experimentally manipulated remediation conditions.

VANDENBERGH EFFECT

the impacts of chemical correspondence regarding influencing age of pubescence in rodent populaces. Adult males generate a scent which can

VOCAL COMMUNICATION

correspondence via auditory signals generally created by a vibrating organ, like the larynx within the throats of mammals or the

WORD APPROXIMATION

a speech disruption wherein traditional words are utilized in untraditional or improper manners as in metonymy, or new but comprehensible

PRIMARY CIRCULAR REACTION

In Jean Piaget's theory regarding cognitive development, the primary circular reaction occurs approximately between six weeks and four months of

PROCEDURE

1. A logical sequence of actions leading to a goal. 2. The set way a study is to be structured

PROTECTIVE REFLEX

Also called protective response, protective reflex describes the reflexive withdrawal of the body or parts of the body from either

PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS TRAINING (PST)

Psychological Skills Training of PST is a program of practicing of psychological skills as they relate to athletics and performance.

QUALITATIVE EVALUATION

An evaluation yielding narratives from unstructured methods of data collection. This approach is characterized by a goal-free evaluation rather than

REAL SELF

The individual's unique wishes and emotions and the potential on their part for future growth as a being.

REFLEX INTEGRATION

Combination of two or more reflexes into an integrated, more complex whole.

REPEATED MEASURES DESIGN

Framework for research wherein specific individuals are evaluated on specific dependent variables over time, during repeated episodes.

RESTATEMENT

In a therapy situation, a therapist or counselor will repeat or rephrase a subject's own words to make certain that