MARGINALIZATION
the process through which the marginal groups and their members are identified as not being apart of the main group.
MATURATION
is the title which describes the process of maturing or reaching full functionality.
MIDDLE-CHILD SYNDROME
concerns (theoretically) the middle children in a relationship, who have both an older and younger sibling. The syndrome implies that…
MORAL CODE
is a set of rules or a code of conduct which governs how an individual should act within a community…
MOTOR MILESTONES
are classed as significant achievements in terms of motor development which typically occur more during the development of a young…
NAIVE PERSONALITY THEORIES
are ideas about a person or object which are normally held implicitly rather than explicitly. They are a collection of…
NELSON-DENNY READING TEST
is now in its 5th edition of being published and was first created by M. J. Nelson (1894 - 1970)…
NOVELTY PREFERENCE TASK
a job wherein an infant is exposed to a new item at the same time as it is with a…
OVERGENERALIZATION
noun. 1. a mental skewing wherein a person sees a sole occurrence as an invariable rule, so that, for instance,…
PART METHOD OF LEARNING
an acquisition type wherein the material is separated into portions, each to be mastered on its own, in a successive…
PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY
postulated by Albert Bandura as a primary determinant of emotional and motivational conditions and behavioral change, a person's subjective comprehension…
PERSONAL SPACE
a region of defended space surrounding someone. Trends of personal-space utilization might differ across species and across human societies. Personal…
ACTIVATIONAL EFFECT
a temporary chemical influence which usually produces a brief variation in performance or physical motion in mature animals. For instance,…
ADOLESCENT EGOCENTRISM
the feeling or disposition of individuality which is frequently felt during the younger teenage years- the feeling that others consider…
AGGREGATION
noun. 1. a group of living bodies in an area with no noticeable societal construction or organization, retaining the smallest…