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…
ANALYSIS OF THE TRANSFERENCE
with regard to psychoanalysis, the comprehension of a person's formative unions and encounters with others retold through their viewpoint to…
APGAR SCORE
an immediate evaluation of a newborn infant's responsiveness measured on five factors: skin color, heart rate, respiratory effort, reflexes, and…
ASPIRATIONAL GROUP
any group that an individual wishes or aspires to join with. This may be an actual group, that is characterized…
ATTITUDE OBJECT
any targets of judgment, including people, places, and things, that have an attitude or opinion associated with it.
AUTOMATON CONFORMITY
beliefs expressed or behaviors displayed by individuals who unthinkingly conform to the demands of the roles they occupy - or…
BEHAVIOR SETTING
n. in environmental psychology, refers to the environment as the setting for observing behavior. This setting, for instance, may include…
BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION SCALE (BOS)
n. a method of appraising human behavior against a preferred level of performance. More of a behavior-based measure, it is…
BIOLOGICAL MEASURES
n. measures that are drawn from bodily activities of humans or from biological systems in nature. These make use of…
BODY ESTEEM
n. the level and degree of positiveness which an individual clearly attributes to his or her own body. It is…
CAREER CONFERENCE
n. a vocational meeting sponsored by schools, colleges, and universities. It is an opportunity for students to meet representatives of…
CONFLUENCE MODEL
a dubious and likely indefensible theory that levels of intellect observed in brothers and sisters are related to the magnitude…
CORE CONFLICTUAL RELATIONSHIP THEME
founded by American psychologist Lester Luborsky, a type of study, case building, and psychodynamic therapy which stresses core relationship trends…
CULTURAL PARALLELISM
with regard to anthropology, the growth and enhancement of analogous cultural trends in regionally distinct groups presumed to have never…