DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
Branch of psycholinguistics looking at language acquired by children.
DILUTION EFFECT
Animal behaviour. A large group of animals has a better chance of eluding a large animal preying on them than…
DISPLACEMENT
Transferring behaviour or feelings from the original objet or person to another. See displaced aggression- drive displacement- scape goating.
DYADIC RELATIONSHIP
1. A committed 2 person relationship. 2. Relationship between therapist and client.
EDUCATIONAL QUOTIENT (EQ)
The ratio of educational age to chronological age as a percetage.
EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY
The tendency to have rapid emotional change. See affective liability.
ENMESHED FAMILY
A family where memebers are involved in each others lives that limits or precludes healthy functioning and comprises individual autonomy.
LEARNING GOAL
an aim or goal to achieve a certain level set internally at a certain subject or task.
LIFE-SPACE INTERVIEW
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Fritz Redl, the life-space interview is a crisis management technique used with children in residential…
MALADAPTATION
A condition where- biological, psychological, behavioural and/or defence mechanisms are detrimental to the survival and reproduction of a species.
MATCHED-GROUP DESIGN
is an experimental design for research studies which requires both the experimental and control groups are similar or matched on…
MEDIATING BEHAVIOR
behaviours that can increase the rate or more likely increase the probability of reinforcement of the target behaviour.
MESSAGE FACTORS
are characteristics and features (such as persuasive language) which will affect the degree of success and effectiveness a message has…
MODELING THEORY
similar to SLT (social learning theory) where behaviours, cognitions and an individuals emotional state can be changed and influenced by…
MOTHER FIGURE
in the context of psychoanalytic theory, a mother figure is a person which an individual transfers their feelings onto as…
MULTIPLE HURDLE MODEL OF SELECTION
is a battery of selection test typically employed when someone is applying for a position, they must pass each station…
NEGATIVE ADAPTATION
is the gradual loss of feeling or effectiveness due to prolonged stimulation.
NONDIRECTIVE APPROACH
a technique in psychotherapy and counseling wherein the client controls the path of therapy by displaying their own emotions, stating…