BLANK SCREEN
n. in psychoanalysis, refers to a figurative screen upon which a patient tries to project his or her innermost feelings…
CAMOUFLAGE
n. the act of concealing one's presence or identity in natural surroundings. It is a form of defense achieved through…
CAUSAL INFERENCE
n. in psychology, refers to a manner of reasoning which permits an individual to see causal relationships in events and…
CONDITIONED TASTE AVERSION
the correlation of the taste of liquid or food with a negative stimulant, resulting in a quite swift and everlasting…
CONSTANT ERROR
a step-by-step prejudice or mistake in a specific way. With regard to motor management and psychophysics, constant error is obvious…
COUNTERATTITUDINAL ADVOCACY
a convincing statement that contrasts with someone's present outlook
CUE-OVERLOAD PRINCIPLE
the standard that a recollecting cue begins to lose efficacy with regard to assisting recollection as objects correlated with that…
CULTURE OF HONOR
a cultural standard in an area, country, or ethnic people wherein brutality is recommended as the favored response to an…
ACHIEVEMENT DRIVE
noun. A powerful drive to complete a task to the best of one's abilities and, frequently, to become acknowledged as…
ADJUSTMENT
noun. 1. a variation in personality, performance, or each by someone regarding the realized requirement or longing for modification. Change…
AMELIORATION
noun. a positive development concerning the seriousness of an illness or syndrome, or a lessening of the severity of its…
ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
counseling, therapeutic, or educational services provided to individuals or families before they undergo a significant change in their lives. Examples…
APTITUDE-TREATMENT INTERACTION
a hypothesis that certain patterns of aptitudes respond better to certain sets of treatments. For example, people with higher spatial…
ATTACHMENT BEHAVIOR
1. behavior associated implicated in the formation of significant relationships, for example, symbiosis with the mother. 2. also refers to…
AUTHORITATIVE PARENTING
a collaborative parenting style in which the parent encourages autonomy and independence yet still places fair limitations or restrictions on…
BABINSKI REFLEX
the innate reflex occurring in a healthy infant whereby the toes extend upward when the sole of the foot is…
BEHAVIOR HIERARCHY
n. in the study of of behavior, refers to a ranking of possible behavioral responses based on the relative probablity…