PRECIPITATING CAUSE
the specific aspect, at times, a distressing or damaging experience, which is the immediate cause of a cognitive or physical…
DECEPTION RESEARCH
Used in research where the participants are not told everything about the research. See active deception- double deception- passive deception.
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
1. Process of deciding which of 2 diseases are showing overlapping systems. 2. Distinction between 2 or more similar conditions…
DOUBLE STANDARD
A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.
EGO-DEFENSIVE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE
The role that an attitude plays in maintaining and enhancing our self esteem.
EXPERIMENTER EXPECTANCY EFFECT
Where the experimenter expects certain results and causes errors in research.
LONG-TERM THERAPY
a therapy which lasts on a long period of time which typically consisting of multiple appointments over months instead of…
METHODOLOGY
is an umbrella term used to describe any system of methods, collection of principles and rules of a procedure which…
NAIVE OBSERVER I
is an observer, who will have little or no knowledge about the scenario or event they are asked to observe,…
NREM SLEEP
non-rapid-eye-movement sleep: times of sleep wherein dreaming, as implied by rapid eye movements (REM), generally doesn't arise. During these times,…
PHENOMENON
noun. 1. a viewable occurrence or physical one. 2. with regard to philosophy, something interpreted by the senses. With regard…
DECISIONAL BALANCE
A way to assess positive and negative consequences of choosing a new behaviour.