Glossary E

Glossary E

Empirical method refers to a method of acquiring knowledge in which observation and direct Sensory experience are used to obtain knowledge.

Empirical method is also known as Empir

Empirical observation refers to the direct observation of that which is being studied in Order to understand it.

Empirical self is a term which according to James is the "self" that consists of everything a person can call his or her own. The Empirical Self consists of the following:

(1) the

Empirical Theory of perception refers to the argument that perceptions are determined entirely by past experience.

- Empirically supported treatments (ESTs) : Empirically supported treatments (ESTs) refer to treatments for various psychological conditions that have been shown through careful empirical study to be either "well established" or "probably efficacious." A list of Empirically supported treatments is updated and published periodically by the APA's Division of Clinical Psychology. Empirically supported treatments are also called ESTs

Empiricism refers to a view of Development that asserts that the mind at birth is a blank slate and all knowledge and reason come from experience.

Moreover, Empiricism refers to a

Empiricist refers to a person who believes that we acquire knowledge via empirical evidence.

Employee assistance program or EAP is a term used in industrial and organizational psychology that refers to the strategies, policies, methods and interventions put in place by the company/organization to promote health and well-being in an oraganization, most especially the health and well-being of all its employees.