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…
WALD-WOLFOWITZ TEST
a non-parametric test of the null hypothesis in which two samples have been draw from populations that are exactly alike…
WARNING OVERLOAD
with regard to ergonomics and safety engineering, the scenario wherein an operator is recipient to visual, auditory, or other forms…
WEAK METHODS
1. problem-resolution methods based upon general standards instead of particular, field-based insight. These techniques can be employed toward a vast…
WECHSLER-BELLEVUE INTELLIGENCE SCALE (WBIS)
a personalized intelligence scale for adults and older kids consisting of 6 verbal and 5 performance subtests which produce independent…
WELL-DEFINED PROBLEM
a problem with obvious initial circumstances and objectives and principle techniques for progressing from the previous to the latter.
WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
criminal acts engaged in by individuals of high propriety and social position during the course of their employment.
WIFE SWAPPING
a type of group sex wherein two or more married pairs trade partners by mutual agreement to have sex. The…
WOBBLE SWITCH
an interface between a tool and the utilizer which is alike to a joystick. The switch is activated whenever the…
WORD SALAD
an extreme type of thought disorder, shown in seriously disordered and virtually unintelligible talking or penmanship, marked by serious loosening…
WORK SYSTEM
1. from a traditional time and movement perspective, the structures, schedules and functions needed to reach the requirements of a…
WRITING DISORDER
any motor, language, or sensorial disorder which impedes upon the capacity to write.
WALK-IN CLINIC
a clinic where diagnostic or therapeutic service is accessible and appointments aren't necessary for such.
WASHBURN, MARGARET FLOY
American psychologist. Washburn attained her doctorate at Cornell University, studying under the guidance of Edward B. Titchener. Following many years…