Glossary P

Glossary P

Partial seizure is defined as a seizure caused by an abnormal rhythm confined to a particular brain area also known as focal seizures always begins as a local neuronal discharge the most common type of seizure.

Partialism refers to a paraphilia in which the person is interested solely in sexual gratification from a specific body part, such as feet.

Participant refer to a human whose behavior the researcher is investigating; it is formerly called Subjects. Likewise, Participants are Individuals who participate in psychological research; humans who take part of a research study.

Participant attrition refers to the loss of participants that occurs during the course of a research study conducted over time. Attrition can be a threat to internal validity. Participant attrition is also known as Participant mortality.

Participant factors is a term in a common factors approach that refer to the characteristics of the client or therapist, such as gender, ethnicity, attachment style, coping style, resistance, and expectations.

Participant modeling refers to a form of therapy in which the therapist first shows the client a desired behavior and then guides the client through the behavioral change.

Participant observation is a t type of observation in which the researcher engages in the same activities as the people being observed in order to observe and record their behavior.

Participant-observation research refers to a special type of observational study in which a researcher actually joins an ongoing group to observe the members’ behavior