Glossary E

- ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) : ERP is the acronym of Exposure and Response Prevention which is defined as a method of treating Obsessive Compulsive behavior that involves prolonged exposure to anxiety-arousing events while not engaging in the compulsive behavior pattern that reduces the anxiety.

Error is defined as the deviation from a standard of quality; also a type of response to communication overload that involves processing all information but processing some of it incorrectly.

Error management theory refers to the idea that both men and women seek to minimize the most costly type of error, but that men’s and women’s goals, and hence worst errors, differ.

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Error variance is defined as a variance computed to measure the magnitude of differences that would be expected if the null hypothesis is true and there are no population mean differences. The denominator of the F-ratio computed in an analysis of variance.

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Erythrocythemia is defined as an increase in the number of Erythrocytes in the blood.

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Erythrophobia refers to persistent, irrational, and pathological dread of blushing in public.

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Erythropoietin refers to hormone that stimulates red blood cell production.

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ESB is the abbreviations of Electrical Stimulation of the Brain that refers to the direct electrical stimulation and activation of brain tissue.