OUTCOME EXPECTANCIES
mental, emotional, and behavioral results which people consider to be correlated with future, or intended, actions and which are considered…
PEER GROUP
a set of people who share at least one trait, like age, profession, education, cultural status, or economic status.
PERSEVERATION
1. overall, perseverance in doing something to an awesome level or past an adequate point. 2. with regard to neuropsychology,…
PHALLIC STAGE
with regard to the traditional psychoanalytic theory of Sigmund Freud, the phase of psychosexual growth happening at around age 3,…
DEFERRED IMITATION
Imitating an act some time after it happened. Proposed by Jean Piaget and first seen at around 18 months old.
DEVELOPMENTAL READINESS
A person's state of preparedness to do a given task or a grade level.
DYNAMIC INTERACTIONISM
A model of behaviour and personality where development depends on a continuous and reciprocal interaction with the environment.
EGO FUNCTIONS
Psychoanalytical theory. The variouis functions of the ego including self awareness, problem solving, controlling motor functions, memeory etc.
EMOTIONAL MATURITY
Using the appropriate level of emotional expession and control. See emotional immaturity.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINT
A aspect of the environment that discourages the development of skills and abilities.
EVALUATION APPREHENSION
The uneasiness about being judges by others especially being judged by the experimenter.
LEARNING TYPES
Different styles of learning such as some groups of people prefer visual based learning whilst others prefer textbook based learning.…
MANIFEST GOAL
is the openly stated goal or aim of a specific piece of research. This goal will be evaluated at the…
MATERNAL AGGRESSION
is the process during which a female will protect her offspring in the case another threatens their safety by means…