The goal of my glossary is to solve the misunderstanding related to my field of study. To achieve this goal I will choose 10 terms accompanied by some definitions, illustrations, and translations etc... The method that I used to find these terms is to search for the keywords that I have learned during my classes. I ask the reader to take the time to fully understand the definition even if they already know the term.
Alienation
Transmission that a person makes of a property or a right. The fact of ceding or losing a right, a natural good
Example: The criminal law faces problems due to alienation not only of the victims and witnesses, but of the public at large
fr: Aliénation
Automorphism
noun
Some biologists have first spoken of automorphism to characterize the phenomenon according to which a cell, an organ, an organism, a living body, under certain conditions, have a proposition to take the predominance in the environment which surrounds them, to develop their own form to the detriment of others.
Example: An Automorphism of a region of the complex plane is a conformal self-map.
fr: Automorphisme
Behaviorism
noun
the theory that human and animal behaviour can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behaviour patterns.
Example: Behaviorism seeks to identify observable, measurable laws that explain human behavior
fr: Behaviorisme
Connotation
noun
Particular meaning or effect of meaning of a word, of a statement which is added to the ordinary meaning according to the situation or the context.
Example: Despite the inherent connotation in this statement that Realism has acquired long term success as an approach to international relations, it is important to note that no single theoretical approach can consistently maintain a leading position, especially when it is dependent on geopolitical shifts and the rise of opposing schools of thought.
fr: Connotation
Factor Analysis
noun
a process in which the values of observed data are expressed as functions of a number of possible causes in order to find which are the most important.
Example: By using a statistical procedure known as factor analysis, Spearman determined that one factor, labeled g, was responsible for a lot of the variation between abilities measured by a range of tests purported to be testing aspects of intelligence.
fr: Analyse Factorielle
Hypothesis
noun
A hypothesis plural hypotheses is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. For a hypothesis to be a scientific hypothesis, the scientific method requires that one can test it.
Example: From this a hypothesis can be formed that the summer rainfall has an equal population mean to the winter rainfall.
fr: Hypothèse
Methodology
noun
a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.
Example: ABC methodology can be a very useful tool for the modern companies.
fr: Méthodologie
Paradigm
noun
a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.
Example: At its simplest the lean paradigm is most powerful when the winning criterion is cost; however, when service and customer value enhancement are prime requirements to market winning then the likelihood is that agility will become the critical dimension.
fr: Paradigme
Problematic
noun
Open to doubt; debatable
Not settled; unresolved or dubious
Example: The generally low interest rate may have meant that fears caused by high rises in the interest rate may not have been as problematic as normal, meaning that the usual volatility following high residual interest rates is not present in the period examined.
fr: Problématique
Theory
noun
a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
Example: It has its roots in biological and social theory focusing heavily on risks of relapse and how to avoid hospitalization by engagement with community services (RCN Mental Health Practice Forum 2003).
