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PROPENSITY

A tendency toward a particular behavior or action.

PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL

A theory in psychology to predict outcomes and explain specific psychological processes. 2. Used to evaluate the performance of an

RANDOM SAMPLING

Selecting individuals for a study by selecting them from a larger potential group. To be random, each is chosen in

REGRESSION EFFECT

Proclivity of a subject who scores either very high or very low on a test to perform more toward the

REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC

Psychological term in which people judge the probability of a hypothesis by ascertaining how well the hypothesis mimics available data.

ROLE AMBIGUITY

Type of role strain which occurs when shared specifications set for an expected role are incomplete to tell the involved

SELECTION

Play of forces that determines the relative reproductive performance of the various genotypes in a population, especially in regard to

PRIMARY EMPATHY

A strategy in therapies that are client-centered in which the therapist makes a conscious effort to experience a situation in

PROPOSITION

In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being

PSYCHOLOGIST

A professionally trained doctor in psychology. Successfully trained psychologists have a doctorate in philosophy (PhD), psychology (PsyD) or education (EdD).

RANK ORDER

The arrangement of a list of distinct items in order of magnitude.

REGULATORY BEHAVIOR

Efforts of organisms which are aimed at achieving physiological balance by maintaining basic, primary needs.

RESEARCH

Scientific or scholarly inquiry by which efforts are made to discover and confirm facts, or to allow investigation of a

ROLE REVERSAL

Strategy intended for treatment and instructive reasons wherein someone swaps roles with somebody else, so as to encounter different thinking

PRIMARY PREVENTION

A regimen of programs and research with the main goal of promoting physical, behavioral and mental health in the nonclinical

PSEUDO- PSYCHOLOGICAL

Pseudo-psychological describes a practice or discipline that purports to be based In in real psychology but usually cannot stand up

PSYCHOLOGY

Originally a philosophy, now recognized as study of the mind represented by various disciplines and research including experimental, biological and

RAPPORT

Rapport is not only a warm, relaxed relationship between individuals, it is a goal of a therapist with regards to

REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY

Branch of psychology specializing in applying psychological understanding to chronic or disabling heath issues. Promotes prevention and treatment of such

RESEARCH QUESTION

Methodological point of departure for scholarly research in either the natural sciences or the humanities.