Substance Abuse Disorders

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EVALUATION APPREHENSION

The uneasiness about being judges by others especially being judged by the experimenter.

EXPERIMENTER EFFECT

One of 2 errors. (a) errors from the experimenter, (b) the bias from effects of the participants. See experimenter bias-…

LEGITIMATE POWER

The ability to influence fellow members of a group which is usually dependent on your status within the group and…

LUCID INTERVAL

is a term used to describe a period of normality or clear thought after a period of disorganization and delirium.

MARGINALIZATION

the process through which the marginal groups and their members are identified as not being apart of the main group.

MEMORY STORAGE

is an umbrella term used to describe the passive storage of any memory within a human or other organism. There…

METHODOLOGY

is an umbrella term used to describe any system of methods, collection of principles and rules of a procedure which…

MOLAR ANALYSIS

considers overall relationships between the measurements themselves, such as the average response rates to rates of reinforcement extended overa a…

MULTIPLE RELATIONSHIP

In the context of psychology, a multiple relationship may arise between a psychologist and a non-professional, potentially: concurrently is in…

NEGATIVE STEREOTYPE

is a stereotype (widely held belief) about an individual or group which displays them in a poor light and is…

NORMATIVE RESEARCH

research that is engaged in merely to determine norms.

ONE-JUROR VERDICT THEORY

an technique, at times utilized during the jury selection procedure which consists of determining among prospective jurors a possible leader…

OUTCOME INTERDEPENDENCE

a social scenario wherein at least two people have shared influence over each other's results.

PAIRING

with regard to behavioral analyses, the juxtaposing of two occurrences in time.

PATTERNED INTERVIEW

a kind of interview, frequently utilized in personnel choosing, which is modeled to cover specified particular regions, but at the…

PERSON PERCEPTION

the procedures by which individuals think about, approve, and assess other individuals. An imperative factor of it is the attribution…

PHARMACOTHERAPY

noun. the remediation of a disorder by the delivery of drugs, in contrast to such methods as psychotherapy, surgery, or…

DECISIONAL BALANCE

A way to assess positive and negative consequences of choosing a new behaviour.

DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR

An expression of hostility, anger and aggression by destroying and damaging property or yourself.

DIDACTIC GROUP THERAPY

Used in group therapy where a person is more likely to respond under the active guidance of a leader.