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…
TIME-SERIES DESIGN
an experimental model which consists of the viewing of units over a specified period of time.
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…
WHOLE METHOD OF LEARNING
a learning method wherein the complete block of material is memorized, in contract to learning the material in portions.
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…