BEHAVIORALLY ANCHORED RATING SCALE (BARS)
n. an appraisal method which rates performance, usually on the job. Behavior-based, this measure evaluates employee performance on a point-scale…
CALIBRATION
n. the process of setting a measuring device in order to conform with a reference standard. These settings are either…
CONCOMITANT VARIATION
1. the modification of two sensations simultaneously, wherein the variables might be informally connected or both variables might be impacted…
CONTENT VALIDITY
the degree to which an analysis gauges a symbolizing example of the topic content or behavior that is being analyzed.
COUNSELING RELATIONSHIP
the interplay between therapist and patient wherein the union is of a professional nature, but also marked by sympathy, understanding,…
CULTURE BOUND
depicting outlooks, behaviors, or actions which are the result of a specific society and which aren't frequently observed in other…
ACTION SLIP
any sort of mistake which involves some sort of intellectual backslide and causes an accidental action, such as placing your…
APPLIED SCIENCE
an approach to science in which scientific principles and theories are applied in practical ways, for example, in the development…
AUTHENTICITY
1. the quality of being genuine and true to one's own values2. in psychotherapy and counseling, a valued characteristic of…
BEHAVIOR PATTERN
n. a recurrence of two or more responses which occur in a prescribed arrangement or order. These patterns of behavior…
BELIEF SYSTEM
n. a set of beliefs which guide and govern a person's attitude. Usually, it is directed towards a system such…
CONCORDANCE RATE
the amount of twin pairs or other genetically related persons who show a certain feature or illness.
ACTION-ORIENTED THERAPY
any sort of treatment which stresses starting and, of course, completing behaviors instead of spoken correspondence or perhaps conversation,
AGGREGATION
noun. 1. a group of living bodies in an area with no noticeable societal construction or organization, retaining the smallest…