WORD FLUENCY (WF)
the capacity to list terms swiftly in specific classifications. The capacity is correlated to a portion of the brain anterior…
WORK-REST CYCLE
any permanent or repeating series wherein time used performing jobs is interspersed with intermittent breaks.
WRITER'S CRAMP
a painful spasm of the muscles used in writing or typing, that might be a kind of occupational cramp or…
WAKING HYPNOSIS
a state of hypnosis elicited without referring to sleep by getting the involved party to focus their attention on an…
WARM-UP EFFECT
a phenomenon viewed in learning and motor tasks wherein people carry on imprecisely and gradually at the beginning of a…
WAVELENGTH THRESHOLDS
the minimal and maximal light or noise wavelengths which can be interpreted. In the human visual system, differ slightly with…
WECHSLER PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCALE OF INTELLIGENCE (WPPSI)
an intelligence test for kids from 2 years 6 months old to 7 years 3 months which presently utilizes seven…
WELCH-ASPIN T TEST
a variant on the T test which is utilized whenever the presumption of homogeneity of variance is violated.
WESTERMARCK EFFECT
the postulation that individuals who are reared nearby or in the same home do not find each other sexually appealing…
WHITE RAMI COMMUNICANTES
the myelinated fibers of the preganglionic departments running from spinal roots to ganglia of the sympathetic chain within the thoracic…
WIDE-RANGE TEST
a test with low floor and high ceiling or a test with objects which gauge performance at extremely low and…
WILLOWBROOK CONSENT JUDGMENT
a landmark agreement in 1975 between agencies, mothers and fathers, and friends of the court and New York, indicating the…
WITMER, LIGHTNER
American psychologist. Witmer received his doctorate at the University of Leipzig under Wilhelm Wundt. He was a psychology instructor at…
WORD OF MOUTH
the unofficial channel of correspondence wherein facts, rumors, opinions, and gossip are conveyed by speaking from one individual to another.
WORK REHABILITATION CENTER
an institution wherein workers who have been hurt recover and ready for going back to work. Rehabilitation efforts are centered…
WORK-SAMPLE TEST
with regard to personnel selection, a task-specific examination which duplicates the daily jobs needed for the task. The applicant might…
WRITING ANGLE
a trait of a person's penmanship depicted by the angle between the horizontal base and an imaginary line linking the…
WALDEN TWO
the title of a 1948 novel by B. F. Skinner which depicts an experimental community based upon psychological standards. The…
WARNING COLORATION
the vibrant colors or trends implying that a living being is threatening or unpalatable. Predators can learn rapidly from a…