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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.

CONFLUENCE MODEL

a dubious and likely indefensible theory that levels of intellect observed in brothers and sisters are related to the magnitude

CONTEXT

1. typically, the state or scenario wherein a certain sensation happens. 2. with regard to language, the portions of a

CORE CONFLICTUAL RELATIONSHIP THEME

founded by American psychologist Lester Luborsky, a type of study, case building, and psychodynamic therapy which stresses core relationship trends

CRF 1

the abbreviated for of continuous reinforcement- the abbreviated form of corticotrophin-releasing factor.

CULTURAL PARALLELISM

with regard to anthropology, the growth and enhancement of analogous cultural trends in regionally distinct groups presumed to have never

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

the procedure consisting of the modeling of materials for directives which will be employed within a certain educational district, facility,

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

accomplishment and achievement of education through higher learning principles

ACTIVE AVOIDANCE

a kind of operant conditioning where a direct behavior blocks or delays the introduction of an aversive input, like whenever

ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY

a sector of the field of psychology that deals with the behavior and growth of children into adults

AGGRESSION

noun. when one's actions are influenced by feelings of competition, rage, or violence, thereby producing injury to, or the deterioration

ANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY

introduced by Carl Jung, a cohesive system wherein the mind is viewed as a composite of philosophical values, primordial images