PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICIT
Any cognitive, emotional or behavioral performance of an individual that is below average.
PURPOSIVISM
An explanation of actions or behaviors based on goals and purposes. of those being observed.
REFLECTION OF FEELING
With the intent of highlighting implicitly expressed attitudes articulated by a subject, statements by counselors or therapists.
REPARENTING
Pseudo-psychotherapy technique steeped in regressive therapy. Aims to correct psychological behaviors that may stem from neglect, trauma, abuse, or abandonment…
RESPONSE SUPPRESSION
Lessening in the probability of a response owing to an experimental process.
SELECTIVE ADAPTATION
Psycho-physical process wherein recurring subjection to a stimulus generates sensory variation that affects understanding of a successive stimulus. Assessment that…
PRIMARY AGING
Primary aging refers to the simple and fairly universal effects of biological aging. Examples being wrinkles, loss of muscle mass,…
PROBLEM SOLVING
Problem solving is a process for individual's to overcome a specific problem. That process, simply, begins at a starting point…
PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL
A theory in psychology to predict outcomes and explain specific psychological processes. 2. Used to evaluate the performance of an…
PYGMALION EFFECT
An effect caused by the expectations of a superior regarding the performance of their subordinates. It has been called a…
READING READINESS
Developing the necessary skills and abilities for reading. Components of reading readiness include auditory and visual discrimination, cognitive ability and…
REPEATED ACQUISITION
Procedure in which the first stages of learning are repeated while the sequence changes from one test period to the…
RESPONSE TOPOGRAPHY
Physical attributes of a given response; may be force, duration, location, or extent. See also: topography of response.
ROLE REVERSAL
Strategy intended for treatment and instructive reasons wherein someone swaps roles with somebody else, so as to encounter different thinking…
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT TEST
Any examination which assesses a pupil's comprehension and aptitude within core subjects of education, such as history, science, mathematics, or…