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ACCURACY

noun. 1. with regard to an activity, a performance appraisal, typically centered around the balance of accurate answers. 2. much…

ADDICTION

a place of being physically or psychologically dependent upon substances such as drugs and alcohol. Commonly referred to as substance…

AFFECTIVE EXPERIENCE

just about any sentimentally commanded encounter.

AMBIGUITY

noun. 1. with regard to language, the aspect of a term, statement, or sentence which possesses one or more plausible…

ANTICIPATION

n. the imagining of a future event, which sometimes creates an affective response (a court date - anxiety, a party…

APPROPRIATE AFFECT

an expression of mood, emotion or feeling that is congruent with the subject matter being discussed or witnessed.

ATHLETIC COPING SKILLS INVENTORY (ACSI)

a common self-report inventory that is used to assess an individual

AUDITORY SKILLS

any or all skills related to hearing, including: auditory discrimination, auditory attention, and auditory memory. Also known as auditory processes-…

AWARENESS

n. refers to a consciousness of internal or external events or experiences, that is thought by some to separate human…

BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST

n. a list of observable and measurable behaviors which are recorded by a learning professional or a clinician. In the…

BEHAVIORAL CRITERION

n. the distinct behavior which must consistently exist in an individual in order for a diagnosis to be accurately made.…

BELIEF-DESIRE REASONING

n. the process wherein a person tends to predict and explain someone else's behavior based on how the former understands…

BLAMING THE VICTIM

n. a social and psychological phenomenon wherein the fault in a crime (rape, robbery, assault) is attributed to the victim.…

CALORIC INTAKE

n. the intake of calories that is usually recommended on a daily basis. It is largely determined by a person's…

CAUSAL ANALYSIS

n. a method of searching for the cause or causes of certain effects. Because the causal factor needs to be…

CONDITIONED INHIBITION

the diminishment of a conditioned reaction which happens upon surfacing of a stimulant that has prior been experienced in various…

CONSISTENT MAPPING

a stipulation of a research job wherein a chosen stimulant is either (i) consistently an objective or (ii) consistently one…

CONVERGENT VALIDITY

a type of construct validity based upon the level to which the gauging tool being examined shows vast involvement with…

COUNSELOR

someone who is expertly skilled in social work, psychology, counseling, or nursing who possesses specific training in at least one…

CRYPTIC FEMALE CHOICE

a procedure wherein females mate with many males but decide specifically which male's sperm will be the one to fertilize…