Glossary P
Glossary P
Purpose may be defined as the ability to imagine and pursue valued goals. According to Erikson, Purpose the the balance between individual initiative and the willingness to cooperate with others
Purposeful distortion is when the subjects "purposely" give false information in a survey which may "distort" the results.
Purposive behaviorism is a type of Behaviorism Tolman pursued, which emphasizes molar rather than molecular behavior.
Puzzle box refers to the experimental chamber Thorndike used for systematically studying animal behavior.
Pylorospasm is the shutting of the pylorus valve that occurs in some people when they drink very large quantities of alcohol