PRIMARY CIRCULAR REACTION
In Jean Piaget's theory regarding cognitive development, the primary circular reaction occurs approximately between six weeks and four months of…
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…
REFLEX INTEGRATION
Combination of two or more reflexes into an integrated, more complex whole.
REPERTOIRE
Entire range of skills and behaviors that may be exhibited by humans or animals. Generally, a behavior that has been…
REVERSE TOLERANCE
Generally in psychoactive drugs (especially central nervous system stimulants), the tendency of increased sensitivity in the body wherein repeated doses…
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY
Discipline that employs concepts of clinical psychology and academic psychology to the analysis and therapy for childrens' and adolescents' behavioral…
SELECTIVE OPTIMIZATION WITH COMPENSATION
Method employed in productive aging to adjust to physical and intellectual deficits related to growing older. Entails accentuating and reinforcing…
PRIMARY DATA
The data first obtained through observation or experiment prior to analysis and statistical work up.
PROCESS CONSULTATION
Used to evaluate work groups and their effectiveness. This is done by observation by a consultant who supplies feedback on…
PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST
A test designed to measure attributes useful to psychologists. These data points include scores for mechanical aptitude, abstract thinking, reasoning…
QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
An experiment in which participants are assigned to either control groups or experimental groups in a non-random manner.
REALISTIC GROUP-CONFLICT THEORY
A concept based on the assumption that group conflicts such as rivalries and war-like actions will occur whenever groups are…
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
A technique for correlating the computation of the most likely value of one variable from the known value of another.…
REPLICATION
One of the main tenets of the scientific method; repeating an experiment to ensure that the results can be attained…