Glossary / Lexicon

Maturation hypothesis: Maturation hypothesis refers to the proposition that people with antisocial personality . . . Read More

Complementarity refers to the popularly supposed tendency, in a relationship between two people, for . . . Read More

Urban-overload hypothesis refers to the theory suggesting that people living in cities are likely to . . . Read More

Diathesis-stress model refers to a theory of stress that suggests that some individuals are vulnerable . . . Read More

Reciprocal gene–environment model refers to the Hypothesis that people with a genetic predisposition . . . Read More

Attention hypothesis of automatization refers to the proposal that attention is needed during a learning . . . Read More

Construct is defined as an intellectual hypothesis that people devise and use to interpret or explain . . . Read More

Desensitization hypothesis refers to the notion that people who watch a lot of media violence will become . . . Read More

Clinico-anatomical hypothesis is the view that regards dreams as just thinking that takes place under . . . Read More

communication disorders refer to a diagnostic term that refers to difficulty producing speech sounds . . . Read More