BIOGRAPHICAL METHOD
n. the collection and analysis of an account on a person. It may be the whole or a portion of…
BODILY-KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
n. in multiple intelligence theory, refers to the intelligence to perform multiple tasks with coordination and handle finer objects with…
CANNABIS ABUSE
n. in DSM-IV-TR, refers to a pattern of repeated and excessive cannabis use. Although addiction to the substance is rare,…
CEILING EFFECT
n. the inadequacy of a test to measure the true ability and intelligence of a child. Each intelligence or achievement…
CONFIDENTIALITY
noun. A standard of professional values necessitating suppliers of mental or medical healthcare to constrain the revealing of a person's…
CONTACT COMFORT
terminology stemming from Harry Harlow's classic experiments with young primates, the advantageous results experienced by
COOPERATIVE TRAINING
a trade program for high school pupils wherein they are selected for positions correlating with the career fields they choose.…
COVERT BEHAVIOR
actions that aren't immediately seen and can only be deduced or reported by oneself.
CULTURAL COMPETENCY
1. ownership of the abilities and insight which are recommended for and particular to a chosen culture. 2. the ability…
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…