Glossary C

Glossary C

Content analysis refers to a set of procedures used to make valid inferences about text; using the techniques of behavioral observation to measure the occurrence of specific events in literature, movies, television programs, or similar media that present replicas of behaviors. Content analysis also refers to the study of recorded human communications, such as books, websites, paintings, and laws.

Content effect refers to performance variability on reasoning tasks that require identical kinds of formal reasoning but are dissimilar in superficial content.

Deutsch: Inhaltsmorpheme / Español: Morfemas de contenido / Português: Morfemas de conteúdo / Français: Morphèmes de contenu / Italiano: Morfemi di contenuto /

Content morphemes are the words that convey the bulk of the meaning of a language. In linguistics, a morpheme is the smallest meaningful unit of language. Content morphemes, also known as lexical morphemes, are morphemes that carry the main content of a word and give it its basic meaning. Examples of content morphemes include nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Content of thought refer to the ideas that fill a person's (client's or patient's) mind; the "contents" of the patient's mind (what is going on inside the mind).

Content self -disclosure refers to a type of self-disclosure in which the clinician reveals information about himself or herself. It is a commonly used skill. (see also Process self-disclosure)

Content validation is defined as the process by which one ensures that a test will adequately measure all aspects of the construct of interest.

Content validity is a test which is a representative sample of performance in some defined area of job-related knowledge, skill, ability, or other characteristic.

Content validity evidence is defined as the evidence that the content of a test represents the conceptual domain it is designed to cover.