QUICK TEST (QT)
U.S. psychologists Bruce and Carol Ammons developed the quick test for screening and testing individuals with severe disabilities. Responses to…
Q-TECHNIQUE FACTOR ANALYSIS
Also referred to as inverse factor analysis, Q-technique factor analysis consists of analyzing the factors of the subject by correlating…
QUALITY OF CARE
The meeting of goals regarding patient care. Standards are professional established to increase desired outcomes.
QUARTILE DEVIATION
A measure of dispersion. The deviation is described as half the distance between the first and third quartiles.
QUID PRO QUO
From the Latin: "one thing for another". It is a service or advantage given for one delivered or promised. For…
QUALITY OF LIFE
Quality of life can be defined as to the extent certain desirable factors are attained or retained. These include such…
QUARTIMAX ROTATION
As used in factor analysis, a perpendicular rotation maximizing the variance across the rows of the matrix.
QUADRANGULAR THERAPY
The four people involved in quadrangular therapy for the couple and each partner's therapist. All four work together to work…
QUALITY OF WORKLIFE (QWL)
An area of research and implementation of policies designed to enhance employee's work motivation, commitment and job satisfaction. Quality of…
QUOTA SAMPLING
Also referred to as quota control, it is a method of selecting subjects for a study. The subjects are already…
QUADRANOPIA
A defect in the field of vision characterized by the loss of one-fourth or one quadrant of the visual field…
QUALITY WEIGHTING
Giving weight to each of the individual studies in a multi-layered study. Weight is determined by the factors of design,…
QUASI NEED
Based in social psychology, a quasi-need is a need based on intent or purpose and not on a deficit of…