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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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INTRAFUSAL FIBER

A muscle fiber that is small, within each muscle spindle 2 to 12 are located within them. The intrafusal fibers

INTRAMAZE CUE

It is within a maze and is a cue, it can be a floor texture, wall colour or a scent

INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION (IM INJECTION)

A substance that is injected into a muscle by a hypodermic syringe, it is usually injected into the upper arm

INTRINSIC REWARD

An outcome that is positively valued and is an activity that is implicit, such as satisfaction or pleasure gained from

INTERPRETATION

Psychotherapy. Explanation by therapist ion terms meaningful to the person and their issues, behaviours or feelings. Made along the lines

INTERVENTRICULAR FORAMEN

The third ventricle of the brain and the opening that connects it with either lateral ventricle. The flow of cerebrospinal

INTRINSIC ACTIVITY

1. Efficacy and the measure of a drug receptor complex and the pharmacological effect it produces. 2. Response to the

INTRAPSYCHIC ATAXIA

Coordination of feelings and lack of them, volition, and thoughts (e.g. laughing when depressed). The Austrian psychi-atrist F.rwin Stranskv introduced

INTRAFAMILY DYNAMICS

The relationships and the changes in them among members of the family within a period of time, influences together and

INTRINSIC BEHAVIOR

1. rewarding behaviour that is inherent. 2. A specific organ and a type of behaviour that is expressed through it

INTROPUNITIVE

Hostility internally, blame and truning anger against the self. Se self accusation. Compare ex I rapuni itvf. Intropunitiveness n

INTROMISSION

Is putting or the act or sending in something especially the insertion of the penis into the vagina. See penetration.

INTROJECTION

1. A theory in psychoanalytic and is the process of internalizing an external object and the qualities into the psyche

INTRINSIC REINFORCER

A response that produces a reinforcer that is naturally related to it. For example a natural sound is produced when

INTRACLASS CORRELATION

1. The average intercorrelation in formed pairs of cases within a group and randomly among them. 2. Members and an

INTRUSION ERROR

The recall in a test of the memory and was not an item among the material that was presented for

INTROSPECTIVE METHOD

Research and the approach in which participants describe their experiences that are conscious

INTROVERSION

Internal private orientation toward the world of ones self and the inner thoughts of ones feelings, rather than towards the

INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

The flow of ongoing events that are mental and interrupt task related thoughts in spite of persistent efforts to avoid

INVARIANT FEATURE

An object that does not change or its characteristic when the object is viewed under different circumstances. Features that are