BEHAVIOR SETTING
n. in environmental psychology, refers to the environment as the setting for observing behavior. This setting, for instance, may include…
BELIEF-DESIRE REASONING
n. the process wherein a person tends to predict and explain someone else's behavior based on how the former understands…
CAREER COUNSELING
n. consultation with a trained professional on specific goal-setting in order to change or improve the direction of one's career.…
CONCURRENT THERAPY
1. the employment of two remedies simultaneously. 2. with regard to marriage, couples, or family therapy, the treatment of significant…
CONTINGENCY CONTRACT
a collectively agreed-upon account between an educator and pupil, a mother or father and kid, or a patient and therapy…
COUNTERATTITUDINAL ADVOCACY
a convincing statement that contrasts with someone's present outlook
DEBRIEFING
The process after a research project where the participants are given more details about the project.
ACTIVATIONAL EFFECT
a temporary chemical influence which usually produces a brief variation in performance or physical motion in mature animals. For instance,…
ALLPORT'S PERSONALITY TRAIT THEORY
Gordon W. Allport's doctrine said a person's character traits are the vital points to the individuality and persistence of their…
APPROPRIATE AFFECT
an expression of mood, emotion or feeling that is congruent with the subject matter being discussed or witnessed.
AUTONOMIC CONDITIONING
the process describing the achievement of conscious control over autonomic processes (e.g., heart rate) through biofeedback training, meditation, yoga, or…
BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT
n. a process of studying and evaluating behavior in order to identify problem areas. The procedure also involves observing, reporting,…
BIOCHEMICAL DEFECT
n. a metabolic defect which contibutes to the onset of a neurological or psychiatric condition. This defect may either be…
CASE HISTORY
n. a complete record of information containing all data about a patient's medical or psychological condition. It may cover health,…
CONCURRENT VALIDITY
the degree of communication between two measurements at the same time, primarily the investigation of one exam's validity by comparing…
CONTINUOUS REINFORCEMENT (CRF)
in operant and instrumental conditioning, the strengthener of each reaction.
COUNTERBALANCING
the procedure involved in organizing a sequence of trial and error conditions or remedies in a way that lessens the…
ACTIVE LISTENING
a psychotherapeutic approach that occurs when the professional listens to a patient meticulously and diligently, inquiring as required, in an…
APTITUDE TEST
an overall assessment instrument or test designed to measure (a) concrete abilities such as dexterity, visual acuity, and clerical performance-…