OBSERVER DRIFT
gradual step-by-step alterations over time in the observations and documenting of observations made by a specific viewer.
ORGANIZATIONAL HUMANISM
an approach to bettering organizational efficacy based upon the presumption that efficacy is improved if organizational partakers can reach a…
PASTORAL COUNSELING
a type of counseling or psychotherapy wherein knowledge and standards stemming from the disciplines of theology and the behavioral sciences…
PERFORMANCE
noun. 1. any activity or gathering of reactions which leads to an outcome or has an impact on the surroundings.…
PHANEROTHYME
a word founded by British author Aldous Huxley to depict the impact of mind-altering drugs.
DOUBLE BLIND
An experimental procedure where the nature of the experiment is not known. See blind. Compare single blind- triple blind.
DYSSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
Former name for any behaviour associated with delinquent or criminal activities like racketeering, gangsterism and illegal gambling. Also called sociopathic…
EMITTED BEHAVIOR
The natural response to a circumstance not influence by external stimuli. Compare respondent behaviour.
EMOTIONAL STABILITY
The consistency and predictability of emotional reactions. Compare affective lability.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANIPULATION
A way to improve the well-being of people by changing living conditions.
ETHNOPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
Where issues related to ethnic and cultural variations in using and response to psychoative agents is considered.
EXTINCTION
1. Biology. Loss of a species or genus completely or in a certain environment. 2. Neurophysiology. A decrease in a…
LONG-TERM THERAPY
a therapy which lasts on a long period of time which typically consisting of multiple appointments over months instead of…
MANUAL METHOD, MANUALIZED THERAPY
is a method used during experiments which maintains rigid conditions and settings in the study to ensure consistency across the…