Glossary C
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Comparative and historical research refers to the examination of societies or other social units over time and in comparison with one another.
Comparative assessments refers to self understanding that relies on comparisons of oneself with social norms and standards or of oneself with specific other people.
Comparative criminology refers to the study of crime in two (2) or more cultures in an effort to gain broader information for theory construction and crime-control modeling.
Comparative design refers to a type of control group design in which different species constitute one of the independent variables.
Comparative psychology refers to the branch of psychology that studies the behaviours of a variety of organisms in an attempt to understand the adaptive and functional significance of the behaviours and their relation to evolution
comparative treatment research refers to outcome research that contrasts two (2) or more treatment methods to determine which is most effective.
Comparator is defined as a structure hypothesized by the Corollary discharge theory of movement perception. The corollary discharge signal and the sensory movement signal meet at the Comparator to determine whether movement will be perceived.
Comparison is defined as the effect when an individual working on a task compares his or her performance with that of another person performing the same task.