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Glossary C

Constructivist refers to a person who gains knowledge by acting or otherwise operating on objects and events to discover their properties.

Constructivist approach to perception is defined as an understanding of perception as a process requiring the active construction of subjective mental representations not only from perceptual information, but from long-term memory as well.

Constructivist perspective refers to the view that gender differences are a product of particular interactions that have a socially agreed-upon, gender-related meaning. In this view, the specific behaviors that are described as masculine or feminine depend largely on the situation, including expectations that people will behave in gender appropriate ways.

Constructs is defined as hypothetical attributes or mechanisms that help explain and predict behavior in a theory. Constructs is also known as Hypothetical constructs.

Consultation is defined as the act by which a person who provides services to others enlists the help of an expert for the purpose of improving these services. Various health, social, and legal service agencies consult with clinical child psychologists and pediatric psychologists about psychiatric, developmental, psychosomatic, or other illness-related difficulties.

Consultation, supervision, and collaboration refers to the use of clinical supervision, clinical consultation, medical consult, referral, co-therapists, conjoint treatment, and other professional relationships when assisting clients.

Consultative I strategy when leaders share the problem on an individual basis with their subordinates and then make a decision that may or may not be consistent with the thinking of the group.

Deutsch: Konsultierter / Español: Consultado / Português: Consultado / Français: Consulté / Italiano: Consultato

In the psychology context, a consultee refers to an individual, typically a professional such as a teacher, counselor, or healthcare provider, who seeks expert advice or consultation from a psychologist or mental health expert to address issues they are encountering in their work. The consultee is not necessarily the direct recipient of psychological services but rather someone who receives guidance to better support others, often their clients, students, or patients.