OVERGENERALIZATION
noun. 1. a mental skewing wherein a person sees a sole occurrence as an invariable rule, so that, for instance,…
PART METHOD OF LEARNING
an acquisition type wherein the material is separated into portions, each to be mastered on its own, in a successive…
PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY
postulated by Albert Bandura as a primary determinant of emotional and motivational conditions and behavioral change, a person's subjective comprehension…
PERSONAL SPACE
a region of defended space surrounding someone. Trends of personal-space utilization might differ across species and across human societies. Personal…
DISCRIMINATED OPERANT
An operant under stimulus control where response is more likely to occur with a discriminative stimulus is present tahn when…
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP
The relationship between the drug and its efficacy to target the organ or symptom.
EMANCIPATION DISORDER
Disorder of early adulthood where a person wants to leave home and be free from parental control but is concerned…
ERIKSON'S EIGHT STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT
The 8 stages of development are: 1. Infancy, 2. toddler. 3. preschool age, 4. school age, 5. adolescence, 6. young…
EXCEPTIONAL CHILD
A child who is significantly above or below the average in some respect. See giftedness- slow learner.
LEXICAL HYPOTHESIS
the theory that important natural characteristics and traits unique to individuals have become intrinsically embedded in our natural-language lexicon over…
LOCUS OF CONTROL
first proposed by U.S. psychologist Julian Rotter, the locus of control is a construct which attempts to explain the reason…
MARITAL CONFLICT
the process of conflict arising between the two parties in a marriage, which can indicate sexual disagreement, child minding differences,…