Inductive reasoning
A form of reasoning in which a conclusion is made about the probability of some state of affairs, based on the available evidence and past experience.

Demand characteristics
Cues in an experimental setting that influence the participants' perception of what is expected of them and that systematically influence their behavior within that setting.

Humanistic perspective
A psychological model that emphasizes an individual's phenomenal world and inherent capacity for making rational choices and developing to maximum potential.

Altruistic helping
A form of helping in which the ultimate goal of the helper is to increase another's welfare without expecting anything in return.

Determinism
The doctrine that all events physical, behavioral, and mentalare determined by specific causal factors that are potentially knowable.

Body esteem
A person's attitudes toward his or her body.

Case
Anything filed in the court system is called a case.

Classical conditioning
Learning through association, when a neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus) is paired with a stimulus (unconditioned stimulus) that naturally produces an emotional response.

JamesLange theory of emotion
A peripheral-feedback theory of emotion stating that an eliciting stimulus triggers a behavioral response that sends different sensory and motor feedback to the brain and creates the feeling of a specific emotion.

Compliance
Publicly acting in accord with a direct request.