An editor for Merriam-Webster relates etymological anecdotes. (SP)

This article gives humorous interpretations of educational terms in vogue in the professional community. (CJ)

Defines terminology relevant to microcomputers. (RAO)

Problems of the interchangeable and incorrect use of terms like impairment, handicap, and disability are examined. The authors conclude that handicap is "a condition created by the interaction of physical and/or mental disability and the social barrier to participate in appropriate life activities." (PHR)

Maintains that widening the study of argumentation to include the visual unjustifiably expands common understandings of argument, particularly those that define argument as a two-part, two-sided act. Contends that by calling pictures "arguments," it is possible that attention will be diverted away from the rhetorical functions pictures…

Presents a generalization and improvement for the definition proposed by E. Dzhafarov (2001) for selectiveness in the dependence of several random variables on several (sets of) external factors. This generalization links the notion of selective influence with that of conditional independence. (SLD)

Makes explicit a reconceptualization of the nature of emotion that over the past decade has fostered the study of emotion regulation. Documents the stability of two emotional dispositions: irritability and inhibition. (RH)

Power, the capacity to ensure desired outcomes and prevent undesirable ones, should not be confused with status or prestige. Whereas leaders always have a measure of power, many powerholders have no trace of leadership. Although leaders' roles tend to be overemphasized, society cannot run without leadership. (MLH)

Defines general semantics in accordance with the personal views of the author. Describes some guidelines, including tunnel vision, labels that limit, success and survival, beyond Aristotle, separation of word and thing, time-binding, abstracting, from experience to symbols, non-allness, and consciousness of context. Uses definitions and guidelines…

Contends that understanding and articulating one's definition of consultation is essential for successful consultation to occur. Reviews and presents for consideration several different definitions of consultation. Discusses main issues that surround operational definitions of consultation. Concludes that consultants' definitions of consultation…

Provides alternatives to the definitions of additive and multiplicative method effects in multitrait-multimethod data given by D. Campbell and E. O'Connell (1967). The alternative definitions can be formulated by means of constraints in the parameters of the correlated uniqueness model (H. Marsh, 1989). (SLD)

Presents an alternative framework for evaluating mediated relationships. The distinguishing feature of mediation is that mediation involves a chain reaction. The definition presented emphasizes the intra-individual, time-ordered nature of mediation. (SLD)

Creativity is a popular but heterogeneous word in educational parlance these days. By looking at a selection of recent discourses that refer to creativity to sustain their positions, the paper suggests that two key themes emerge, both with questionable assumptions. Romantic individualists would return us to a naive bygone age of authentic…