Psychology RootsBayley Scales of Infant Development A widely used set of scales to measure child development from birth to 3 1 2 years …
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Bayes’ theorem In statistics, a formal expression of the probability that one event will occur, given that another event occurs when the …
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Bayesian inference Statistical inference based on Bayes’ theorem which uses observation to estimate probabilities of related conditional events.
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Battered wife syndrome A theoretical term for a large constellation of nonspecific mental and behavioral symptoms associated with prolonged abuse by a …
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Battered child syndrome A constellation of physical and behavioral symptoms characteristic of children who have been physically abused. Physical symptoms include bruises, …
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Battered child A child who has been physically abused, usually in a serious or prolonged manner.
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Basking in reflected glory The universal human tendency to feel good when one can associate oneself self with persons or groups with …
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Basilar membrane The fibrous membrane on the organ of Corti in the inner ear, which vibrates with changes in air pressure waves, …
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Basic trust versus Basic mistrust The first of Erik Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development, this stage, which occurs in the first …
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Basic trust A belief in the possibility of need-satisfying relationships attained during the first, oral sensory, stage in Erik Erikson’s epigenetic growth …