CONSEQUATE
verb. To happen as an outcome of a reaction. If the reaction comes to be more likely, consequence is assumed…
CONVERGENT VALIDITY
a type of construct validity based upon the level to which the gauging tool being examined shows vast involvement with…
CUE EXPOSURE
a behavior therapy method wherein a patient is subjected to stimulants that elicit cravings for substances that are generally not…
ACHIEVEMENT GOAL THEORY
any of numerous theorems of willingness that discern two kinds of success pursuits, goal-oriented, ego-oriented, that unite such dissimilarities in…
AGE EFFECT
1. any sort of modification of emotional or mental operations or performances, based on age, such as escalated conformation during…
ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME
a disorder created by the actions of anticholinergic drugs, which have caused unwanted effects on the central and peripheral nervous…
APPROACH-AVOIDANCE CONFLICT
ambivalence or conflict that arises when a goal has both desirable and undesirable aspects or consequences, leading the individual to…
ATHLETIC COPING SKILLS INVENTORY (ACSI)
a common self-report inventory that is used to assess an individual
AUGMENTATION PRINCIPLE
in attribution theory, the principle that if someone performs an action when there are known constraints, his or her motive…
AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR
any behavioral act that enables an individual to avoid anticipated unpleasant or painful situations, stimuli, or events, including conditioned aversive…
BEHAVIOR GENETICS
n. a field of study which focuses on the role of genetics in human behavior. It examines behavior patterns which…
BEHAVIORAL CONTRAST
n. in research, refers to a phenomenon which illustrates the possible consequences of reinforcement. In positive contrast, the response increases…
BELIEF SYSTEM
n. a set of beliefs which guide and govern a person's attitude. Usually, it is directed towards a system such…
BOOSTER SESSIONS
n. in psychotherapy, refers to additional therapy sessions which are conducted periodically. These are done in order to assess the…
CAUSAL ANALYSIS
n. a method of searching for the cause or causes of certain effects. Because the causal factor needs to be…
CONDITIONING
the manner in which specific types of experience make certain behaviors more or less probably.
COPING BEHAVIOR
a trait and frequently default behavior or group of behaviors ensued whenever coping with taxing or hazardous scenarios. Such actions…