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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

MANIFESTATION

An indication of the onset of a condition or complex.

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

MOLAR BEHAVIOR

describes a holistic unit of behaviour such as kicking a ball.

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

NORMALITY

a widely postulated idea which is similar in comparison to cognitive health. Even though there aren't any absolutes and there

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

PLACENTA

noun. the specialized organ generated by the mammalian embryo which adheres to the uterine wall in order to allow removal