OBJECTIVE SCORING
scoring an examination by way of a formula or key, so that varied scorers will come to the exact same…
OPTIMAL LEVEL THEORY
any theory which stresses living beings' strife to reach optimal levels of some attribute, like arousal or stimulation, tension, foraging,…
PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT
1. acclimation by someone to occupational and residential conditions within their community and family, particularly with regard to cultural interactions…
PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY
the department of psychology which analyzes the philosophical dilemmas pertaining to the discipline and the philosophical presumptions which underlie its…
DESCRIPTIVE NORMS
The socially determined standards or morms describing how people react , feel and think in any given situation. Compare injunctive…
DIFFERENTIAL EXTINCTION
The extinction of a response by established conditioning while other responses stay the same.
EFFECT SIZE
The size of an effect in a study. See combing effect sizes- statistical significance.
EMOTIONAL DETERIORATION
Emotional state of carelessness towards ourselves and othwr people.
EMOTION-FOCUSED COPING
Coping strategy focusing on regulating negative emotional reactions to a stressor. See secondary coping. Compare problem focused coping.
ERROR OF OMISSION
A type of humanerror where a person leaves out an important action resulting in a function failing. Compare error of…
EXPERIENCE
1. The conscious event. 2. Present content of consciousness. 3. An event resulting in earning.
EXTINCTION
1. Biology. Loss of a species or genus completely or in a certain environment. 2. Neurophysiology. A decrease in a…
MAIN EFFECT
is the consistent effect of a single factor over other factors in the same experiment.
MATCHING LAW
states that proportion of responses to an allocated to an alternative will match the proportion of reinforcement obtains from that…
MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR
a qualified professional who is licensed to provide counselling either independently or as part of a treatment team.
MIRROR TRANSFERENCE
is used in the treatment of narcissistic personality disorders where a patients grandiose self is reactivated in line with an…