Pediatrics

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TIME-OF-MEASUREMENT EFFECT

an effect that occurs because of the cultural and historical impacts existent at the time a gauge is rendered. These

TRANSITIVE INFERENCE TASK

a type of task utilized to evaluate kids' capacity to make transitive inferences, which is, to infer the union between

UPWARD APPRAISAL

with regard to organization, the assessment of those people in managerial positions by those working under their supervision.

VERIFICATION

noun. the procedure of mandating the truth or correctness of something, specifically the utilization of unbiased, empirical information to challenge

WESTERMARCK EFFECT

the postulation that individuals who are reared nearby or in the same home do not find each other sexually appealing

TEST BIAS

the propensity of an exam to systematically under- or over-estimate the authentic scores of people to whom the exam is

TIME-SERIES DESIGN

an experimental model which consists of the viewing of units over a specified period of time.

TREATMENT

noun. the delivery of adequate measures which are modeled to alleviate a pathological condition. 2. the level of an independent

UTILITARIAN FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE

the role an outlook can play in attaining rewards, avoiding punishments, or both. An individual may take on a positive

VICARIOUS

adjective. supplementary or second-hand: applied, for instance, to the gratification supplied by observing the encounters of other people in television

WHOLE METHOD OF LEARNING

a learning method wherein the complete block of material is memorized, in contract to learning the material in portions.

PRIVILEGE

Particularly in the medical realm, the information relating to care, treatment and diagnoses directed by a professional in treatment of

PROPOSITION

In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being

PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY

Various theories regarding human functioning. Such theories are underpinned by the interplay of drives and internal forces of the subject.

PUBERTY RITE

Sometimes referred to as rite of passage, a puberty rite is an initiation ceremony into adulthood in a tribe or

REACTION TIME (RT)

The time that passes between the introduction of a stimulus and the reaction by the subject to that stimulus.

REDINTEGRATION

The action of reorganizing psychological processes once they've been disorganized by mental dysfunction, especially in psychoses. Also refers in general

REMEDIAL READING

Educational process which helps a student transition from reading skills that are far below average to a more acceptable level

RESOURCE DEFENSE POLYGYNY

Polygyny which may occur when a male defends territory with sufficient resources for more than one female to breed and

ROLE DIFFERENTIATION

In communities or various other social models, the steady rise in the quantity of tasks and decline in the range