Glossary / Lexicon

William of Occam (ca. 12851349) early Psychologist who denied the contention of the realists that what . . . Read More

Anticipation refers to a Speech error in which a later word or sound takes the place of an earlier oneIn . . . Read More

Labeling means applying a name to a phenomenon or a pattern of behavior. The label may acquire negative . . . Read More

Life: In psychology, the concept of "life" can refer to the overall experience of being alive and the . . . Read More

Approach: An approach refers to a general perspective or theoretical framework that guides research and . . . Read More

Attitudinal Listening Profile refers to a test developed by Geier and Downey that measures individual . . . Read More

Advocacy refers to the process of supporting a person, a group, or a causeIn the psychology context, . . . Read More

Cognitive conceit refers to Elkind’s term for children in Piaget’s stage of concrete operations who . . . Read More

Conventional level refers to Kohlberg’s term to describe moral reasoning wherein the individual can . . . Read More

Organismic model the view of children as active entities whose developmental paths are primarily determined . . . Read More