Pediatrics

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EMBLEM

A gesture we use in place of words such as nodding for yes. See non-verbal lanhuage.

EMPIRICAL TEST

Testing a hypothesis with experiments.

ERROR OF OMISSION

A type of humanerror where a person leaves out an important action resulting in a function failing. Compare error of

EXCITEMENT

An emotional state of enthusiasm, eagerness and anticipation. Compare excitation.

EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR

The movements made by an animal and humans to learn about a new environment. See diversive exploration- inspective exploration.

LEXICON

the complete store of vocabulary in a language.

LONG-TERM THERAPY

a therapy which lasts on a long period of time which typically consisting of multiple appointments over months instead of

MARITAL SKEW

a situation which arises in family situations where one parent assumes behaviour of the other, dominant partner.

MATURATIONAL LAG

is the delay or slowness of the development of some aspects of the body's neural system.

MENTAL COMBINATION

is one small part (the final sub phase of the sensorimo stage) of Jean Piaget's larger theory of cognitive development

MIND-BODY PROBLEM

is the inability to accounting for a relationship between the mental and physical processes in the body. Solutions to the

MORAL INDEPENDENCE

is a state in typically older children where they believe they can recognize an acts morality by making subjective considerations

MOVEMENT EDUCATION

is a strand of teaching or education which aims to educate individuals to develop their motor skills through physical movement.

NATURAL CONSEQUENCES

is a method of teaching a child a lesson as a parent where instead of highlighting the consequences of an

NEONATAL IMITATION

is the tendency for new-born babies to reproduce, imitate or copy behaviours which they observe.

NULL HYPOTHESIS

the statement postulating an experiment will find no variations between the control and experimental states, which is, no union between

ONE-SIDED MESSAGE

a message consisting of arguments which solely advocate one side of a problem. It is compared with a two-sided message,

ORGANIZATIONAL DYNAMICS

those powers and procedures which facilitate progress, growth, and alteration in an establishment.

OVERREGULARIZATION

noun. a temporary error in language growth wherein the youth tries to make language more regular than it actually is,

PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION

a kind of observational technique wherein a trained viewer enters the group under analysis as a member, while avoiding a