Glossary P
Glossary P
- Poverty of stimulus argument / Poverty of the stimulus argument : Poverty of stimulus argument refers to the argument made by followers of Nativism that the environmental input presented to children is too weak and degenerate to account for the child's language acquisition. Poverty of stimulus argument claimed that children do not hear many examples of some of the grammatical structures they acquire and therefore that they could not learn them
Power bases is defined as sources of social power in a group, which includes one’s degree of control over rewards and punishment, authority in the group, attractiveness, expertise, and access to and control over information needed by group members.
Power intervention means empowering clients that may occur during the course of therapeutic discussion. Usually encouragement and reinforcement are ways to help clients become more powerful.
Power Test is defined as a test that measures the quantity of work accomplished in a time period. Examples of Power Tests are: Anaerobic Power Tests that include the Margaria stair climb test and the Wingate test;. Aerobic Power Tests which is the 1.5-mile run and cycle Ergometer and Treadmill tests in which power output and oxygen consumption are measured.
Deutsch: Machtbehauptung / Español: Asertividad de poder / Português: Assertividade de poder / Français: Assertion de pouvoir / Italiano: Assertività di potere /
Power-assertion refers to a form of discipline in which an adult relies on his or her superior power, as in administering spankings or withholding privileges, the objective of which is to modify or control a child’s behavior.