Glossary A
Glossary A
Apprentice training refers to a training program, generally found in the craft and building trades, in which employees combine formal coursework with formal on-the-job training.
Apprenticeship is a term used when a novice is guided to participate and master tasks by an expert.
An approach refers to a general perspective or theoretical framework that guides research and practice. An approach is typically defined by a set of assumptions, concepts, and methods that are used to understand and address psychological issues and concerns.
Approach/inhibition theory refers to an integrative conceptual analysis of the transformative effects of power that finds power to be psychologically and behaviorally activating but the lack of power inhibiting.