Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

In education, a form of teaching in which the teacher arranges the learning environment so that learners find the answers through discovery.  

Distinct categories or classes such as black versus white and tall versus dwarf, continuous variable.  

In research, the process of trying to invalidate a proposition. Causal relationships can never be proved; there may always be some as yet untested circumstance under which the relationship does not hold. With each successful test, the relation is said to have escaped disconfirmation.  

To be thrown into a state of confusion or disorder.  

The degree to which a person reveals parts of the self that are not obvious or widely known.  

Purposeful punishment. A field of study, such as medicine or nursing. A branch or domain of knowledge, instruction, or learning. Nursing, medicine, physical therapy, and social work are examples of health-related or professional disciplines. History, sociology, psychology, chemistry, and physics are examples of academic disciplines. The act of teaching a child through correction, direction, rules,…

In Mowrer’s two-factor theory, the state theoretically elected by the presentation of a stimulus that has been paired with the absence or termination of a positive reinforcer.  

A type of health insurance that replaces the insured’s loss of income when he or she is ill or disabled. A form of health insurance that provides periodic payments to replace income when the insured is unable to work as a result of injury or disease.  

Any temporary or permanent condition of the body or the mind that reduces a person’s ability to function at a higher level of effectiveness. Any limitation of physical, mental, or social activity of an individual as compared with other individuals of similar age, sex, and occupation. Frequently refers to limitation of the usual or major…