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COPROPHILIA

noun. In reality, the adoration of bodily waste, that is exhibited through behaviors as an extreme or obsessive fascination with

CREATIVE IMAGINATION

the method wherein unique concepts are generated, particularly whenever this doesn't appear to be accountable merely by the blending of

CULTURAL DRIFT

the slow, eventual, unregulated altering of a society, with its unique traditions, morals, and behavioral trends, in time. Commonly referred

CUMULATIVE RECORD

an ongoing document wherein new information is attributed. With regard to conditioning, a collective document is a graph demonstrating the

ACADEMIC

adjective- an educated person- someone in the process of educating themselves through institutions of higher learning

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

BAR GRAPH

n. a method of displaying statistical data through rectangular bars which vary in length and height. These bars are separated

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

CATASTROPHIZING

The exaggerate the negative effects of events or decisions.