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GABA ANTAGONISTS

These are the compounds that inhibit GABA receptor sites and GABA action. They can be direct and indirect. Best known

GALTON'S QUESTIONARY

These are the set of questions by Francis Galton out to 200 men of science in Britain. They were asked

GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID (GABA)

Major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian nervous system and found widely distributed in both invertebrate and vertebrate nervous systems. It

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY

a method of chemical analysis used to separate and identify the components of a mixture. A substance is placed in

GATING

the blocking or inhibiting of a set of stimuli in a sensory channel when your attention is focused on another

GENDER BIAS

This covers a variety of biases that relate to the differential treatment of males and females. May be unwarranted assumptions

GENDER STABILITY

this is the name that is given to the understanding that your own or other people

GENERAL EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION (GESP)

seen in parapsychology and is a paranormal outcome not assigned to any specific process of ESP.. It can be an

GENERALIZABILITY

the term that applies to the accuracy with which results or findings can be transferred to situations or people other

GENEROSITY

the term that is applied to the quality of a person who freely gives their support or resources to others

GENETIC PROGRAMMING

a process of research looking for solutions to problems based on genetic algorithms. Problems represented by computer code, exchange in

GENITAL LOVE

a term used in psychoanalytic theory and is the sexually mature love of another person achieved during the genital stage

GENOTYPE-ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS

3 types of effects proposed. 1. Passive from biologically related parents. 2. Evocative from responses elicited by others. 3. active

GERIATRIC REHABILITATION

the restoration of mobility and the ability to live independently for people with geriatric disorders. Many problems of old age

GEROPSYCHOLOGY

the branch of psychology dealing with the mental health of older adults and the study of the process of aging.

GESTATIONAL SURROGATE

the term that is used for the woman in whom an embryo that has been produced by in vitro fertilization

GINKGO

an ancient tree that is widely cultivated for its health giving properties. It will increase mental acuity, is an anticoagulant

GLOBAL AMNESIA

a form of amnesia that encompasses verbal and non-verbal information and occurs regardless of the modality the information is presented.

GLOSSOLALIA

The term for the unintelligible utterings that are similar to a coherent speech. Found in religious ecstasy, hypnotic trances, trances

GLUTAMATE HYPOTHESIS

The theory that decreased activity of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate is responsible for the clinical expression of schizophrenia. Developed by