NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
is the removal, prevention or negative reinforcement of a stimulus of a response which will increase the likelihood of that…
NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED (NOS)
in the DSM-IV-TR, designating a widely-based diagnostic classificaton, for instance, depressive disorder not otherwise ascertained. The NOS diagnosis is selected…
OFF-TIME LIFE EVENTS
life events which arise at atypical or unpredicted times in the life span for members of a chosen populace.
OVEREXTENSION
noun. the propensity of very young kids to continue the utilization of a term past the field of its particular…
PERCEIVED SELF
the subjective appraisal of private factors which one renders to their self.
PERSONAL ORIENTATION INVENTORY (POI)
an inventory aimed to measure self-actualization. It contains 150 objects which each consist of two statements depicting values or actions.…
DEMOCRATIC PARENTING
A style of parenting suggested by Alfred Adler where the parents guide a child's development in a steady and accepting…
DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY
1. theory based on the continuity of human development. 2. The idea that mental retardation is due to slower than…
DISCONTINUITY THEORY
Compare to continuity hypothesis. See all-or-none learning hypothesis- eureka task.
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…