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Positive discrimination

A Positive discrimination happens when a test item is answered correctly more frequently for high scorers on the test than for low scorers;

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Positive evidence

Positive evidence refers to evidence that a particular linguistic expression, a word or sentence, is appropriate or acceptable. Positive evidence may be presented explicitly, when someone approves of another's word or utterance, or implicitly, for example, when a person responds to another's utterance without explicitly commenting on its appropriateness,.

Positive Explanatory Style

Positive Explanatory Style refers positive way of explaining events or happenings in a person's life.

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Positive feedback

Positive feedback is defined as information that leads to deviation from the system's norm, bringing about change and a loss of stability.

Positive function

Positive function refers to a relationship in which increasing values of one or first variable are associated with increasing values of a second variable.

Positive illusory bias

Positive illusory bias refers to a person"s report of higher self -esteem than is warranted by his or her behavior. This exaggeration of one"s Competence may, for example, cause a chi

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Positive narratives

Positive narratives refer to clients’ stories about what is going well. These positive stories and narratives can give clients a sense of empowerment.

Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology is defined as the study of human strengths, virtues, and effective functioning. Positive Psychology is the area of Psychology that involves in the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

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