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ENRICHMENT

Enhancing, improving or augmenting a desirable quality or component.

EUGENICS

The social and political philosophy is based loosely of the evolutionary theory of Darwin and research by Galton.

EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH

Any research based on random experiments to draw a causal inference.

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

PERSEVERATIVE ERROR

the ongoing repetition of an error.