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,…
MATURATION HYPOTHESIS
is the theory that some behaviours and genetics are hereditary whereas some arise after the full maturation of organs in…
MENTAL ABILITIES
describes the abilities of- spatial visualization, perceptual speed, number facility, verbal comprehension, word fluency, memory, inductive reasoning as measured by…
MIN STRATEGY
is a mathematical strategy in which children are presented with a problem and are required to count through their logical…
MORAL DEVELOPMENT
is the gradual and progressive development of an individuals understanding grasping of the wrong and right principles, conscious, ethical and…
MOTOR OVERFLOW
otherwise known as synkinesia is a condition whereby a stimulus is correctly interpreted and the appropriate response is made however…
NATIVISTIC THEORY
is the theory that all human beings are born with innate structures in their minds which hold an innate knowledge…