DIZYGOTIC TWINS (DZ TWINS)
Twins that have developed from two separate and eggs fertilised by separate sperm. Also called fraternal twins.See twin studies.
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY
A family showing impaired communication and relationships where members are unable to get close.
ELDERSPEAK
The adjustment to speech made by younger people when talking to older people based on an assumption that older people…
EMPIRICAL GROUNDING
Practice of anchoring theoretical terms to scientifically measurable events.
EPILEPTOID PERSONALITY
Personality pattern including irritability, selfishness, aggressiveness and being uncooperative.
EVOLUTIONARY THEORY
A theory accounting for evolution of organisms over successive generations.
EXPIATORY PUNISHMENT
A punishment to the wrongdoer who is made to suffer in proportion to the severity of wrongdoing. Compare reciprocal punishment.
LEVINSON'S ADULT DEVELOPMENT THEORY
a model which maps the basis of human development where adulthood is split into the following categories- early, middle and…
LINGUISTIC DETERMINISM
a hypothesis first proposed by the U.S. linguists Edward Sapir (1884 - 1939) and Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897 - 1941)…
MANUAL METHOD, MANUALIZED THERAPY
is a method used during experiments which maintains rigid conditions and settings in the study to ensure consistency across the…
MATING BEHAVIOR
otherwise known as animal courtship, mate selection, coiulatorv behaviour which typically arises during the processes of reproduction. Different species can…
METHODOLOGY
is an umbrella term used to describe any system of methods, collection of principles and rules of a procedure which…
MOOD-DEPENDENT MEMORY
is a theory which suggests the rate at which a memory can be retrieved is dependent on the mood the…
MOTOR EQUIVALENCE
the ability to complete certain tasks by utilizing parts of the body under different conditions, for example- writing a letter…
NAIVE PARTICIPANT
is a participant to a study which is not aware of the experimental hypothesis and who has not participated in…
NEGATIVE TRANSFERENCE
is the transference, in psychotherapy of angry and distended emotions from childhood, to the therapist from the client.
OFF-TIME LIFE EVENTS
life events which arise at atypical or unpredicted times in the life span for members of a chosen populace.