CONFIRMATORY RESEARCH
studies undertaken with the objective of being able to challenge particular predetermined hypotheses.
CONTAINMENT
noun. with regard to objects relation theory, the idea that either the maternal party or the examiner facilitates development and…
COPING BEHAVIOR
a trait and frequently default behavior or group of behaviors ensued whenever coping with taxing or hazardous scenarios. Such actions…
COVERT DESENSITIZATION
a type of desensitization therapy wherein a person is assisted in mastering a worry or fear by learning to be…
CULTURAL DETERMINISM
the theory or principle that sole and group character trends are generated widely by a chosen society's economic, governmental, societal,…
CUMULATIVE CONTINUITY
the procedure wherein a person's behaviors generate outcomes which build up in time and help them to progress across life…
ABSTRACTION
noun. 1. the development of thoughts or notions deriving from specific events. 2. ideas that cannot be discerned from a…
ACTION RESEARCH
investigation or analysis that is directed in the direction behind a useful objective, typically a growth in a specific function…
ADOLESCENT CRISIS
the sentimental chaos that might ensue throughout the duration of the early teen years when youths hope to attain liberty…
APATHY SYNDROME
describes a pattern of self-preserving emotional insulation (indifference or detachment) adopted by many prisoners- of-war, for example, in an effort…
ARTICULATION
1. the process of producing and using the speech sounds required for intelligible and meaningful speech. Articulation is a complex…
AUTOMATIZATION
n. 1. the practice of a skill or habit to the point whereby it becomes routine and requires little if…
BALDWIN EFFECT
refers to the influence on intraspecies evolution of phenotypic plasticity. That is, the capability of an organism to be flexible…
BEHAVIOR SAMPLING
n. in the study of social behavior, refers to the conduct of observation sessions during a specified time frame, with…
BEHAVIORAL MODELING
n. in psychotherapy, refers to a process in which a person functions as a model for others by exhibiting the…