TELECONFERENCING
the utilization of telecommunications links to allow real-time group meetings of people who are distant from each other physically.
TEMPLATE-MATCHING THEORY
the hypothesis postulating that pattern recognition progresses by comparing an input sensory arousal pattern to cognitive pictures or symbolizations of…
TEMPORAL PERCEPTUAL DISORDER
a condition, viewed in some people with lesions within the brains' left hemisphere, which is marked by trouble in temporal…
TENNESSEE SELF-CONCEPT SCALE (TSCS)
a self-report evaluation presently consisting of descriptive statements to which participants reply utilizing a 5-point scale, spanning from "always false
TERMAN'S GIFTEDNESS STUDY
a longitudinal analysis which assessed 1,528 gifted kids in California over their entire lives, starting during the 1920's. The participants,…
TEST OF SIMPLE EFFECTS
a statistical test of differences between degrees of one aspect within a factorial design at a single degree of the…
THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
a projective test wherein involved parties are held to reveal their outlooks, emotions, problems, and personality traits within the written…
THEORY OF MISAPPLIED CONSTANCY
a theory of illusions suggesting that the underlying elicitor is the improper utilization of cues which typically permit correct comprehension…
THERAPEUTIC CRISIS
a turning point during the process of remediation, generally because of abrupt insight or a substantial revelation on the behalf…
THERE-AND-THEN APPROACH
a historical approach to therapy, concentrating upon the roots of the patient's troubles in former experiences, converse to the here-and-now…
THETA WAVE
with regard to electroencephalography, a form of brain wave with a frequency of 4-7 hertz. Theta waves are viewed in…
THIRD VENTRICLE
a brain cavity, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, which forms a cleft between the two lobes of the thalamus under the…
THOUGHT DERAILMENT
disordered, confused thought procedures, as cultivated by a propensity to jump from one subject to another which is indirectly correlated…
THREE-DAY SCHIZOPHRENIA
before 1970, the name for an acute psychotic episode preceded and caused by terrifying exterior occurrences.
TIGHT CULTURE
a homogeneous social group whose members have mutual cultural traits and have a propensity toward a rigid following of the…