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WAYS OF COPING QUESTIONNAIRE (WAYS)

a 66-object survey delivered to determine thoughts and actions which adults utilize to deal with distressful experiences in day to

TENSION REDUCTION

relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.

THRESHOLD

noun. 1. with regard to psychophysics, the strength or greatness of a stimulant which will generate its detection half of

TRANSFERENCE

noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, the displacement or projection onto the analyst of unconscious emotions and desires initially directed toward

TRUE SCORE

with regard to classical test theory, the portion of a gauge or score which depicts the actual quantity of the

VARIANCE

noun. a gauging of the spread, or dispersion, of scores within a sample, whereby a small variance implies very similar

WEIGHTED APPLICATION BLANK (WAB)

with regard to personnel selection, a scored application type utilized to attain and assess biographical information. The applicant's reaction to

TERMINAL BEHAVIOR

1. with regard to free-operant conditioning under interval-based reinforcement, actions that are predominant within the time briefly prior to reinforcement

THRESHOLD THEORY

a hypothesis regarding group dynamics positing that conflict is advantageous and useful as long as it doesn't surpass the tolerance

TRANSFORMATION

noun. 1. any alteration of appearance, shape, action, or anatomy. 2. the transformation of information to a different type via

TWILIGHT STATE

a state of clouded awareness wherein the person is transiently not aware of their current environment, experiences fleeting auditory or

VARIANT

noun. With regard to a set of items or occurrences, one which varies from the others in some manner while

WELL-BEING

noun. a state of happiness, being pleased and content, low degrees of anguish, generally positive physical and cognitive health and

TERTIARY PREVENTION

intervention and remediation for people or groups with previously identified psychological or physical conditions, disorders, or sicknesses. Tertiary interventions are

THURSTONE ATTITUDE SCALES

a direct attitude measure which consists of generating a large group of statements modeled to show ranging degrees of negativity

TRANSIENCE

noun. impermanence which indicates ending and might elicit anticipation of loss. With regard to classical psychoanalytic theory, the idea that

TYPICALITY EFFECT

the discovery that individuals are faster to make category judgments regarding common members of a category than they are to

VARIED MAPPING

during a search task, a condition wherein target and distractor stimulus alter roles at random during the course of an

WILL TO SURVIVE

the determination to live regardless of an adverse scenario or extreme situations. Commonly referred to as will to live.

TEST BATTERY

a set or series of correlated presumptions delivered at one time, with scores documented separately or mixed to produce a