Glossary E
Glossary E
Evolutionary psychology refers to the study of the evolution of behavior using principles of natural selection.
- Ewald Hering (1834-1918) : Ewald Hering offered a nativistic explanation of Space perception and a Theory of color vision based on the existence of three color receptors, each capable of a catabolic process and an anabolic process. Hering's theory of color vision could explain a number of color experiences that Helmholtz's theory could not.
Ex Parte Order refers to a court order permitting electronic interception of communications
Ex post facto design is defined as a scientific study in which the values of the independent variable are not manipulated, but selected by the experimenter after the groups have naturally divided themselves.
Ex-post facto refer to laws that apply retroactively, that is, to punish actions conducted before they were pronounced illegal.