SYMBOLIC PLAY
type of children games where the child's neural system plays pretend games: child pretends that he/she is someone else, and…
TARGET STIMULUS
the stimulus that people in a test or procedure must respond to. Among many stimuli, a person selects the one…
Counseling Children and Adolescents on Death
Research suggests that bereaved children are a vulnerable population, at increased risk for social impairment and psychopathology (Baker, Sedney, &…
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POPULATION
noun. 1. the entire amount of people in a rendered geographical location. 2. with regard to statistics, a theoretically defined,…
PREDICTIVE VALIDITY
an index of how well a test corresponds to a variant which is gauged in the future, at a time…
PRESCRIPTION PRIVILEGE
the legal privilege to prescribe drugs and other medicines required for the remediation of medical or cognitive health troubles.
POPULATION RESEARCH
the analysis of the numbers, and modifications in the numbers, of individuals and other living beings, concentrating on the reasons…
PREDICTOR VARIABLE
with regard to regression analysis, a variant which might be utilized to foretell the value of another variant- that being,…
POSITION ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRE (PAQ)
a generalized, ordered job analysis survey which examines the kind and degree of work actions necessitates by a job, instead…
PREDISPOSITION
noun. 1. a vulnerability to forming a disorder or illness, the actual growth of which is started by the interaction…
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
a field of psychological theory and research which centers upon the psychological states, personal characteristics and strengths, and cultural institutions…
PREFERENCE
noun. 1. with regard to conditioning, the likelihood of occurrence of one of at least two consecutively accessible reactions, generally…
POSITIVE REGARD
1. a mother's or father's warm, attentive, accepting emotions for a kid. Positive regard is deemed imperative for the child…
PREFERENTIAL LOOKING TECHNIQUE
a technique for evaluating the perceptual abilities of non-speaking human infants and animals. Infants will preferentially focus a more interesting…
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
1. an escalation in the likelihood of the happening of some activity because that activity results in the display of…
PREFIGURATIVE CULTURE
a culture or society wherein individuals commonly learn from those younger than themselves. Due to the very swift rate of…