Glossary / Lexicon

Fear-arousing communication refers to persuasive messages that attempt to change people's attitudes by . . . Read More

Parallel Play refers to a play where the child plays near or beside another child using some or all of . . . Read More

Integration phase is a term in Tiedeman's Career decision model, the phase when group members react against . . . Read More

In psychology, a request refers to the act of asking for something, typically involving communication . . . Read More

Fear-Induced Aggression (aggression associated with attempts to flee from a threat) refers to the responses . . . Read More

Bait-and-switch refers to influence technique based on commitment, in which one draws people in with . . . Read More

Fatigue refers to a loss of work capacity that results when the body depletes its energy and is unable . . . Read More

Artifact refers to a concept pertaining to manufactured or human-designed objects. Artifacts are things . . . Read More

Force is defined as the product of mass times acceleration (F * a). In psychology, force refers to a . . . Read More

Interactions with selection is a threat to internal validity caused by a validity threat such as maturation . . . Read More