Glossary E

Glossary E

Evacuation in psychology refers to the process of removing individuals from a potentially dangerous or distressing situation to ensure their safety and well-being. It involves the organized and systematic relocation of people from one location to another in response to various emergencies or threats. Evacuation is a crucial aspect of disaster management and can have profound psychological effects on those involved.

Evaluation is defined as the process of judging the quality or value of a performance or a course of action.

Deutsch: Bewertungsangst / Español: Temor a la Evaluación / Português: Medo de Avaliação / Français: Appréhension de l'évaluation / Italiano: Timore della Valutazione /

Evaluation apprehension refers to the experience of being anxious about being negatively evaluated or not positively evaluated.

Evaluation apprehension theory refers to an analysis of performance gains in groups arguing that individuals working in the presence of others experience a general concern for how these others are evaluating them, and that this apprehension facilitates their performance on simple, well-learned tasks.

Evaluation research is defined as a research undertaken for the purpose of determining the impact of some social intervention, such as a program aimed at solving a social problem.

Evaluative conditioning is defined as a process by which objects come to evoke positive or negative affect simply by their association with affect-inducing events

Evaluative statement is defined as a statement in interviewing that judges or evaluates.

Evaporation is defined as the change of water from a liquid form to a vapor form which results in the removal of heat. Evaporation is one way our bodies maintain a normal temperature, in which perspiration reduces excess heat.