EXPERIMENTER EFFECT
One of 2 errors. (a) errors from the experimenter, (b) the bias from effects of the participants. See experimenter bias-…
LECTURE METHOD
the communication of ideas or information to a group of students or experts led by an expert in the field…
LIKERT SCALE
a scale which measures a perceived opinion of an object by a participant by using statements which reflect either a…
MATERNAL BEHAVIOR
is an umbrella term used to describe the caring and loving actions typically associated with caring and raising the young.…
MEDICAL FAMILY THERAPY
attempts to combine the doctrines of psychotherapy and biopsychosocial systems in the context of a family situation to help other…
METHOD OF LOCI
is a technique used to remember words which are converted into mental images and then associated with specific positions or…
MOTOR BEHAVIOR
is an umbrella term for all human movement which includes motor control, motor development and motor learning.
MULTISENSORY LEARNING
is a method of learning where information is provided through various modalities, such as through verbal and visual cues.
NEGATIVE OEDIPUS COMPLEX
In the context of psychoanalytic theory, the negative Oedipus complex is the inverse of the Oedipus complex in which young…
OBJECTIVITY
1. the propensity to base decisions and perceptions on exterior information instead of on subjective aspects, like private emotions, beliefs,…
ORDINAL POSITION
a place or rank, like a youth's place or birth order within their family, shown by an ordinal numeral.
OUTCOME MEASURES
evaluations of the efficacy of an intervention on the premise of gauges taken prior to, during, and following the intervention.
PARENTAL IMPERATIVE
a hypothesis postulating that while at raising kids, both males and females take on distinct, stereotypic gender roles as a…
PEER RATING
the assessment of a person's actions by their associates. In child growth research, peer ratings are at times attained from…
PERSONAL DATA SHEET
a survey modeled to attain biographical information about an individual, consisting of age, gender, education, profession, interests, and health history.
PHENOMENON
noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard…