INTROCEPTION
A person that is attentive and understanding to the motives, needs and experiences of herself or himself and others. It…
KIRTON ADAPTION-INNOVATION INVENTORY (KAI)
It is designed to measure creativity, cognitive style and the degree to which individuals are adaptive, innovative or a range…
EXTRINSIC REINFORCER
is the binary opposite to an intrinsic reinforcer. An extrinsic reinforcer is directly related to the reward which stems from…
FIELD EXPERIMENT
an experiment that is not conducted inside a laboratory but is done outside in the real world setting. Participants are…
FREE ASSOCIATION
the basic process in psychoanalysis and other forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy where patients are encouraged to verbalise freely whatever thoughts…
FUNCTIONAL AGE
term for a person's age that is determined as a measure of their functional capabilities that have been indexed to…
GENERALIZATION
1. Deriving a concept or theory from a number of specific cases, applying it widely. 2. Judgement derived and applied…
GROUP SOLIDARITY
The sense of fellowship and community displayed by members of a collective who are united by shared purposes, responsibilities and…
INTERPERSONAL SKILL
The aptitude enabling a person to be able to carry on effective relationships with others such as an ability to…
INTROSPECTION
Attempting to access one's own internal psychological processes directly, perceptions, judgements or states. Introspective ailj
KNOWLEDGE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE
A positive attitude toward a friend may assist in attributing that person's negative behaviour to situational factors rather that personal…
EYSENCK'S TYPOLOGY
is otherwise known as PEN typology; is a system which is used to classify human personality types, through the use…
FIELD NOTES
These are the notes that are taken when out in the field and observing an experiment or a phenomenon. They…
FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
1. Assessment to identify circumstances and consequences associated with a certain behaviour. Defined in measurable terms. Used to design treatments…
GROUP TEST
the term that is applied to the test administered to several individuals simultaneously. Compare individual test.
INTERPRETATION
Psychotherapy. Explanation by therapist ion terms meaningful to the person and their issues, behaviours or feelings. Made along the lines…
INTROVERSION-EXTRAVERSION
Self orientation from introversion the range or continuum characterised by inward and concerns self directed and behaviours to extraversion, characterised…