ADVENTITIOUS DEAFNESS
a reduction in auditory ability which stems from damage or disease subsequently after a time frame of standard auditory capability…
ALLPORT'S PERSONALITY TRAIT THEORY
Gordon W. Allport's doctrine said a person's character traits are the vital points to the individuality and persistence of their…
ANDROGYNOUS SEX ROLE
n. a mixture of typically male and typically female sex roles, usually incorporating preferred aspects of both. There may be…
APPLIED RESEARCH
research aimed toward answering a practical question, for example, a clinical question, rather than developing a theory or obtaining knowledge…
ASSOCIATIVE PLAY
a preliminary type of social play that occurs among young preschool children, in which two or more children interact, possibly…
AVERSIVE CONTROL
refers to the use of an aversive outcome, such as punishment or negative reinforcement, to control behavior, and eliminate undesirable…
BASIC RESEARCH
n. a research study done purely for science and knowledge without necessarily being directed at a goal or attempting to…
BEHAVIORAL CONGRUENCE
n. a consistent state of behavior, meaning there is consistency between the goals, values, and attitudes projected and the actual…
BEHAVIORAL TOXICITY
n. the acute, adverse effects of exposure to toxic substances. As to the severity of the condition, toxic substances such…
BOUNDARY ISSUES
n. in therapy and health care, refers to ethical issues which surround the relationship between a therapist and a patient.…
CATEGORICAL DATA
n. types of data which can be counted and divided into groups. Thus, they consist of counts in contrast to…
CONCRETE OPERATIONAL STAGE
with regard to Jean Piaget's theory, the 3rd primary stage of cognitive development, taking place from around seven to eleven…
CONSEQUATE
verb. To happen as an outcome of a reaction. If the reaction comes to be more likely, consequence is assumed…
CONTRAST ERROR
a kind of rating error wherein the analysis of an objective individual in a set of people is impacted by…
CORRESPONDENT INFERENCE THEORY
postulated by American social psychologists Keith E. Davis and Edward Jones, a design depicting how individuals build indicators about other…
CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY
a department of psychology which examines likeness and difference in human actions spanning various cultures and recognizes the varying psychological…
CULTURAL-FAMILIAL MENTAL RETARDATION
cognitive retardation, typically slight, which takes place in lieu of any recognized natural cause and is thereby credited to genetic…
ACCENTUATION THEORY
Henri Tajfel's concept that points out a tendency to over-emphasize the differences between things belonging to different categories, and likewise,…