Glossary C

Complimentary communication is defined as a relationship in which there is inequality in two (2) or more members. One is usually submissive to the other.

Complimenting is when the client is encouraged, as the therapist makes positive statements about his or her actions. Berg and De Jong discuss three (2) types of Complimenting: direct, indirect, and self -compliments.

Deutsch: Komponente / Español: componente / Português: componente / Français: composant / Italiano: componente

Component in the psychology context refers to a distinct part or element of a mental process, behaviour, emotional response, or theoretical model. Components help psychologists understand complex phenomena by breaking them down into manageable, measurable, and analyzable units. These elements are often used in psychological theories, diagnostics, and therapeutic models to structure understanding and intervention.

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Componential approach to the study of reasoning refers to an approach to cognitive psychology in which performance on a task is analyzed into its component cognitive processes.

Componential Intelligence refers to one of three (3) components of intellectual Behavior in Sternberg's Triarchic Model of Intelligence involving such skills as the ability to allocate mental resources, to encode and store information, to plan and monitor, to identify problems, and to acquire new knowledge; contrast with experimental intelligence and contextual intelligence.

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Componential subtheory is a term Sternberg's triarchic theory referring to an information-processing model of intelligence that includes three (3) types of components: knowledge acquisition, performance, and metacomponents.

Composite dependent variable refers to a measure of behavior that combines the results of several dependent variables into one measure of overall performance.

The Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) is a structured diagnostic interview designed to be used by trained interviewers who are not clinicians (Kessler et al., 1994). The interview can be modified to include only the stem measures for major depression.