Glossary E

Glossary E

Empathy-altruism hypothesis refers to the idea that when we feel Empathy for a person, we will attempt to help him or her purely for altruistic reasons - that is, regardless of what

Empathy-helping relationship is an observation that people are most likely to help someone else when they feel emotions such as Empathy and compassion.

- Empedocles (ca. 490 to 430 B.C.) : Empedocles refers to a Philosopher who postulated that earth, fire, air, and water as the four (4) basic elements from which everything is made and two (2) forces, love and strife, that alt

The term "Emperor" does not have a specific, established meaning within the context of psychology as it traditionally refers to a monarch or sovereign ruler of an empire. However, the concept of an "emperor" or leadership figures, in general, can be relevant in psychological discussions about authority, power dynamics, leadership styles, and their effects on individuals and groups.

Emphysema is defined as a disease of the lung characterized by abnormal dilution of its air spaces and distension of its walls. Frequently, heart action is impaired. It is a chronic lung disease in which scar tissue and mucus obstruct the respiratory passages. Moreover, Emphysema is a severe lung disease that greatly reduces the ability to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen.

Empirical is when something is based on observed facts; based on observation and experimentation, like Emperical research which is a research based on observation and experimentation

Empirical approach in contrast to the analytical approach, attempts to achieve predictive power on the basis of empirical regularities

Deutsch: Empirisches Kriterium-Keying / Español: Clave de criterio empírico / Português: Chave de critério empírico / Français: Clé de critère empirique / Italiano: Chiave di criterio empirico /

Empirical criterion keying refers to an approach to test Development that emphasizes the selection of items that discriminate between normal individuals and members of different diagnostic groups, regardless of whether the items appear theoretically relevant to the diagnoses of interest.