LEARNING SKILLS
a set of skills used in the process of acquiring new knowledge, typically in a classroom setting.
LIFE-SPAN PERSPECTIVE
the idea that human development is a continual life-long process, there is multidimensional change and that there is plasticity in…
MANAGED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION (MBHO)
a body of professionals which specialize in the organisation, management, administration and provision of health care benefits of health organizations.
MATCHING LAW
states that proportion of responses to an allocated to an alternative will match the proportion of reinforcement obtains from that…
MEDICAL AUDIT
is the systematic and usually thorough evaluation of the entire diagnostic, treatment processes and the caring general process of an…
METAMOTIVATION
are the motives behind character growth, character expression, maturation and general development. These factors operate on the self-actualization and transcendence…
MOLAR ANALYSIS
considers overall relationships between the measurements themselves, such as the average response rates to rates of reinforcement extended overa a…
MOTHER-SON INCEST
describes the carnal relationship or sexual intercourse between a mother and son.
MULTIPLE-APTITUDE TEST
is a group of tests which are used to examine the participants IQ yielding information about their subject abilities opposed…
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE
in the context of psychotherapy, a negative attitude is the feeling of negativity from the therapist towards the client.
NORMAL DISTRIBUTION
an abstract continuous probability distribution which is na act of two parameters: the expected value, p, and the variance, o.…
OBJECTIVE TEST
an examination modeled to induce a particular response, accurate or inaccurate. A true or false examination is one instance of…
ORAL-RECEPTIVE PERSONALITY
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, a character trend marked by reliance, optimism, and presumption of nourishment and care from exterior…
OUTCOME INTERDEPENDENCE
a social scenario wherein at least two people have shared influence over each other's results.
PARENTAL BEHAVIOR
the procedure involved in preparation for the birth of offspring and the behavior of one or both parents which assist…
PEER PRESSURE
the impact exerted by a peer group on its separate members to fit in with or conform to group expectations…