CEILING AGE
n. the age level at which a child is unable to answer a standardized test correctly. It is the maximum…
CONFIDENCE INTERVAL
a fluctuating scale of values, utilized for approximating the value of a populace quantity from information acquired in a test…
CONSTRUCT VALIDITY
the magnitude to which an analysis or tool is able to gauge an abstract characteristic, capacity, or construct.
COUNTERIDENTIFICATION
noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, a type of countertransference wherein the psychoanalyst sympathizes and aligns with the client.
CULTURAL ADAPTABILITY
the capacity of people or groups to acclimate and come to be used to a separate culture.
CULTURE-FAIR TESTS
examinations of intellect based upon shared human experience and purported to be generally unbiased with regard to special cultural impacts.…
ACOUSTIC CUE
in regards to phonology, one of the bodily properties of speech that brand it's individuality
ADOLESCENT
the advancement of cognitive undertaking in youths and teens as they grow- physically, mentally, and culturally.
ANAL STAGE
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the 2nd phase of psychosexual development, most often taking place within the second year of…
ARMCHAIR PSYCHOLOGY
a form of psychological inquiry or therapy that is based on introspection and rational processes without reference to an empirical…
ATTENTION SPAN
1. the length of time an individual can sustain attention to one task. 2. the amount of material retained during…
AUTOMATIC OBEDIENCE
uncritical, unwavering or mechanical compliance with the requests, suggestions, or commands of other individuals. See also command automatism.
BACKWARD CONDITIONING
refers to a procedure whereby an unconditioned stimulus is consistently presented before a neutral stimulus. This arrangement does not produce…
BEHAVIOR PATTERN
n. a recurrence of two or more responses which occur in a prescribed arrangement or order. These patterns of behavior…
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
n. in behavioral medicine, refers to a subspecialty which studies the reciprocal relationship between overall well-being of the person and…