Glossary / Lexicon

Controlled observation is defined as an observational method in which the clinician/therapist exerts . . . Read More

Observational studies are correlational investigations in which researchers watch participants and code . . . Read More

Monitoring means keeping track of behaviors or responses to be regulated. In psychology, monitoring refers . . . Read More

Attitude a key concept of social psychology refers to a favorable or unfavorable evaluative reaction . . . Read More

Attribution refers to an inference about the cause of our own or another’s behaviour. It is a perceptual . . . Read More

Attribution Theory : Attribution theory describes the processes of explaining events and the behavioral . . . Read More

Behaviorism refers to a school of psychology which maintains that to understand human behavior, one need . . . Read More

Illusory Correlation . refers to the perception of a relationship where None exists. It is the tendency . . . Read More

Hippocampus plays an important role in emotion, learning, and memory. The hippocampus is a brain structure . . . Read More

Self-efficacy refers to a sense that one is competent and effective, distinguished from self-esteem, . . . Read More