REMINISCENCE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
A theory propounded by Greek philosopher Plato (circa 429-347 BCE) which states that all knowledge must originate in a hypothetical…
RESPONSE SET
Inclination to provide answers to queries in a methodical way, regardless of the content of the question. See also: response…
ROLE MODEL
Person or group who knowingly or unknowingly inspires others to imitate their persona; role model may be a real person,…
SCHEDULE OF REINFORCEMENT
Any type of guideline used in conditioning which outlines which responses will be reinforced. Also known as: reinforcement schedule. See…
SELECTION TEST
Physiological or psychological evaluation that measures an individual's appropriateness for a job. These kinds of assessments are generally employed to…
PREVERBAL CONSTRUCT
Proposed first by U.S psychologist George A. Kelly (1905 to 1967), a preverbal construct was conceptualized before language capabilities were…
PROBLEM BEHAVIOR
Behavior that is determined to be destructive, antisocial or against the common good.
PROSOCIAL AGGRESSION
That form of aggression that is called upon to halt or prevent a social wrong. As in tripping a person…
PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING
The interaction between therapist and client to explore any cognitive or behavioral disorders may be present in their lives. Information…
PUNISHMENT AND OBEDIENCE ORIENTATION
The theory of moral development that in the first stage in the preconventional level, a child will make moral decisions…
REACTIVE MEASURE
Any measure with the action of altering a response under examination. For instance, if a subject is aware of clinical…
REFERENCE GROUP
Concept which refers to a group with which another group or individual is compared. In sociology, a group that subjects…
REMOTE GRANDPARENT
A grandparent who, for reasons of physical or emotional separation, interacts only sporadically with their grandchildren. Compare with: companionate grandparent,…
Divorced Families and the Programs That Work for Them
In 2004, most people in the United States had married only once, with 58 percent of women and 54 percent…
SELFISH GENE HYPOTHESIS
hypothesis that the only purpose a gene is to replicate itself and that they are the overriding units for selection.…
SENSITIVITY
1. The capacity to detect and discriminate. 2. The probability that a test gives a positive diagnosis given that a…
SLOW LEARNER
This name is given to a child with a lower than average intelligence who may have mental retardation or may…
SOCIAL DESIRABILITY
1. The extent that a person is considered to be a valuable member of a social group. 2. The bias…