Glossary E

Glossary E

Efficacy is defined as the tendency of a drug to activate a particular kind of receptor; the most intense, or peak, level of a drug effect

Efficacy expectations is a term that refer to children's beliefs that they can adequately perform a modeled behavior.

Efficacy studies refer to assessments of therapeutic effectiveness based on well-controlled investigation of well-defined clinical problems.

Efficient cause is a term which according to Aristotle is the force that transforms a thing.

Effort justification is creating a conflict between attitudes and behavior when people make great efforts to achieve a relatively modest goal. Effort justification is the finding that when people suffer or work hard or make sacrifices, they will try to convince themselves that it is worthwhile

Effort justification paradigm refers to a research methodology used to test Dissonance theory, which arouses dissonance by getting people to invest time or energy to achieve a goal that may not be worthwhile

Effortful control refers to a child's ability to suppress a dominant response and perform a sub-dominant response instead. Moreover, Effortful control is referrring to the temperamental attribute that reflects one’s ability to focus and/or shift attention as called for by the situation and to suppress dominant or inappropriate responses in favor of those more appropriate for the situation

Effortful processes is defined as cognitive processes that consume some of the information-processing system 's limited capacity and are hypothesized to: (1) be available to conscious awareness, (2) interfere with the execution of other processes, (3) improve with practice, and (4) be influenced by individual differences in intelligence, motivation, or education Contrast with Automatic processes.