OVERCONFIDENCE
noun. 1. a condition of over-approximating one's capacity to perform or under-approximating the capacity of an opponent to perform. 2.…
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
a kind of observational technique wherein a trained viewer enters the group under analysis as a member, while avoiding a…
PERCEIVED SELF
the subjective appraisal of private factors which one renders to their self.
PERSONALITY INVENTORY
a character evaluation tool which generally contains a sequence of statements covering multiple different characteristics and behavioral trends to which…
DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW
The interview with the mental health professional looking at a person's problems and situations.
DISCONTINUITY THEORY
Compare to continuity hypothesis. See all-or-none learning hypothesis- eureka task.
DISTORTION
1. Unconscious process of altering emotions and thoughts or the conscious misrepresentation of facts. 2. Psychoanalytic theory. Using dream work…
EGOCENTRISM
The tendency to emphasise your own needs and focuses in a group situation you belong to.
EMPTY ORGANISM PSYCHOLOGY
Behavioural psychology. Attempts to predict and control behaviour based on external observable stimulus and reinforcement conditions.
EXPERT POWER
The capacity to influence others deriving from the assumption that the influencer has superior skills. See power.
MEDITATION
is considered an exercise during which the individual enters an extended state of contemplation and reflection over a specific subject…
METHODOLOGICAL BEHAVIORISM
is a strand of behaviourism which acknowledges the reality of conscious events but suggests the only way of studying them…
MULTIPLE HURDLE MODEL OF SELECTION
is a battery of selection test typically employed when someone is applying for a position, they must pass each station…